# Radhakantapur Village, Kaliganj, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliganj, Nadia 

# Radhakantapur

Radhakantapur is a village in Kaliganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,550 people in 1,520 households**, the 11th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 6,550people (2011)
- 1,520households
- 70.3%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Radhakantapur

Of every 100 households in Radhakantapur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Radhakantapur · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**46%

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

**52%

Tap water ****18%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**90%

Use banking services ****25%**

**26%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Radhakantapur?

■ Radhakantapur · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**967

Working population ****28.1%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 68.7% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 371 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 717 (39%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 434 (24%) · **■** Marginal 294 (16%)

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 Kaliganj

- Molamdi8,397 people
- Uttar Hajrapota8,180 people
- Gabindapur6,756 people
- Bara Kulberia6,662 people
- Juranpur6,165 people
- Rautara5,642 people
- Sajapur5,064 people
- Ballabhpara4,997 people

[All 125 villages in Kaliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/kaliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Radhakantapur?6,550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Radhakantapur in?Nadia district (Kaliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Radhakantapur?70.3% (Census 2011)