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

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Village · Raninagar - I, Murshidabad 

# Raipur

Raipur is a village in Raninagar - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,262 people in 313 households**, the 35th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.

- 1,262people (2011)
- 313households
- 61.8%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raipur

Of every 100 households in Raipur in 2011, 56 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Raipur · ■ Raninagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**47%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**27%

Television ****26%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

None of these assets ****17%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Raipur?

■ Raipur · ■ Raninagar - I rural average

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

**65.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**992

Working population ****41.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 56.6% for women. 64% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (15%) · **■** Marginal 90 (17%)

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

- Char Pirojpur1,532 people
- Gajepara1,483 people
- Begampur1,313 people
- Khemrajpur1,302 people
- Srirampur1,127 people
- Baliharpur1,056 people
- Bota1,035 people
- Maheswarpuri1,029 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raipur?1,262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipur in?Murshidabad district (Raninagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raipur?61.8% (Census 2011)