# Raypur Village, Nawda, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Nawda, Murshidabad 

# Raypur

Raypur is a village in Nawda sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,504 people in 2,770 households**, the 7th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 11,504people (2011)
- 2,770households
- 67.1%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raypur

Of every 100 households in Raypur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raypur · ■ Nawda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**52%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****21%**

**29%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Nawda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**969

Working population ****33.3%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 66.4% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 764 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,944 (51%) · **■** Household industry 18 (0%) · **■** Other work 689 (18%) · **■** Marginal 414 (11%)

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 Nawda

- Ramnachandpur19,452 people
- Sarbangapur13,898 people
- Edrakpur12,311 people
- Chandpur11,880 people
- Patikabari11,232 people
- Tungi9,128 people
- Sonatikri8,982 people
- Kedarchandpur8,838 people

[All 39 villages in Nawda](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/nawda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raypur?11,504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raypur in?Murshidabad district (Nawda sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raypur?67.1% (Census 2011)