# Ramkantapur Village, Raghunathganj - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Ramkantapur

Ramkantapur is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,208 people in 1,018 households**, the 6th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 5,208people (2011)
- 1,018households
- 61.8%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ramkantapur

Of every 100 households in Ramkantapur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ramkantapur · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**26%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**87%

Use banking services ****37%**

**53%

Television ****21%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Ramkantapur?

■ Ramkantapur · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**985

Working population ****45.1%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 56.2% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 250 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (12%) · **■** Household industry 778 (33%) · **■** Other work 927 (39%) · **■** Marginal 118 (5%)

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 Raghunathganj - I

- Jarur6,435 people
- Nutanganj5,805 people
- Ramchandrabati5,648 people
- Barala5,580 people
- Sujapur4,717 people
- Kankaria4,633 people
- Rajnagar4,586 people
- Gankar4,574 people

[All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ramkantapur?5,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramkantapur in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ramkantapur?61.8% (Census 2011)