# Rajanagar Village, Raninagar - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raninagar - II, Murshidabad 

# Rajanagar

Rajanagar is a village in Raninagar - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **17,194 people in 3,858 households**, the 3rd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 17,194people (2011)
- 3,858households
- 66.0%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rajanagar

Of every 100 households in Rajanagar in 2011, 16 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rajanagar · ■ Raninagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****42%**

**26%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**40%

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 Rajanagar?

■ Rajanagar · ■ Raninagar - II rural average

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

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**971

Working population ****32.3%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 64.8% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,603 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,964 (35%) · **■** Household industry 90 (2%) · **■** Other work 449 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,448 (26%)

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 - II

- Katlamari33,290 people
- Babaltali20,177 people
- Godhanpara14,173 people
- Ramnagar Doemkanun11,781 people
- Malibari11,586 people
- Nabipur9,092 people

[All 36 villages in Raninagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raninagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rajanagar?17,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajanagar in?Murshidabad district (Raninagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rajanagar?66.0% (Census 2011)