# Raypur Village, Hariharpara, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Hariharpara, Murshidabad 

# Raypur

Raypur is a village in Hariharpara sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,203 people in 1,501 households**, the 17th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 6,203people (2011)
- 1,501households
- 64.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raypur

Of every 100 households in Raypur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raypur · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**61%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**30%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Raypur?

■ Raypur · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**992

Working population ****33.4%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 63.9% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 625 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 853 (41%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 157 (8%) · **■** Marginal 399 (19%)

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 Hariharpara

- Khidirpur6,638 people
- Sahajadpur6,602 people
- Dasturpara6,325 people
- Jagannathpur6,235 people
- Gaznipur5,936 people
- Lochanmati Dangapara5,226 people
- Masurdanga4,760 people
- Sankarpur4,721 people

[All 63 villages in Hariharpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/hariharpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raypur?6,203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raypur in?Murshidabad district (Hariharpara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raypur?64.5% (Census 2011)