# Ruha Village, Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Ruha

Ruha is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,805 people in 422 households**, the 34th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,805people (2011)
- 422households
- 61.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ruha

Of every 100 households in Ruha in 2011, 29 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ruha · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****26%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ruha?

■ Ruha · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**971

Working population ****34.2%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 52.1% for women. 64% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (29%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 115 (19%) · **■** Marginal 97 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bharatpur - I

- Chak Chandpur2,072 people
- Raghunathpur Palisa2,046 people
- Masundi2,044 people
- Akta1,882 people
- Saktipur1,766 people
- Gunanandabati1,693 people
- Bhaluipara1,658 people
- Sahabajpur1,530 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ruha?1,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ruha in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ruha?61.5% (Census 2011)