# Lochanpur Village, Raninagar - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raninagar - I, Murshidabad 

# Lochanpur

Lochanpur is a village in Raninagar - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,067 people in 1,963 households**, the 6th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.

- 8,067people (2011)
- 1,963households
- 66.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lochanpur

Of every 100 households in Lochanpur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lochanpur · ■ Raninagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**47%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****28%**

**27%

Television ****9%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**38%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Lochanpur?

■ Lochanpur · ■ Raninagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**65.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**992

Working population ****30.3%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 64.4% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 507 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,023 (42%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Other work 334 (14%) · **■** Marginal 531 (22%)

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 Raninagar - I

- Tekaraipur9,232 people
- Goas Kalikapur8,384 people
- Bishnupur8,320 people
- Herampur8,125 people
- Kamalpur7,692 people
- Purushottampur6,880 people
- Pratappur6,702 people
- Daulatpur5,931 people

[All 63 villages in Raninagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raninagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lochanpur?8,067 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lochanpur in?Murshidabad district (Raninagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lochanpur?66.0% (Census 2011)