# Raypur Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Raypur

Raypur is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **628 people in 145 households**, the 112th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 628people (2011)
- 145households
- 61.0%literacy
- 836females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raypur

Of every 100 households in Raypur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raypur · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**27%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**53%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1310**

**960

Working population ****38.9%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 54.8% for women. 64% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (68%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Khargram

- Banpur689 people
- Sujapur686 people
- Purbba Srikrishnapur672 people
- Thira631 people
- Dakshin Gangarampur619 people
- Matai616 people
- Digha603 people
- Giridharipur573 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raypur?628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raypur in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raypur?61.0% (Census 2011)