# Rafipur Village, Amdanga – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Amdanga, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Rafipur

Rafipur is a village in Amdanga sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,372 people in 693 households**, the 13th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 3,372people (2011)
- 693households
- 79.6%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rafipur

Of every 100 households in Rafipur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rafipur · ■ Amdanga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**18%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**51%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****25%**

**50%

Television ****5%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Rafipur?

■ Rafipur · ■ Amdanga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1243**

**969

Working population ****33.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 78.1% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 91 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 434 (38%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 425 (38%) · **■** Marginal 176 (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 Amdanga

- Bhaluka3,830 people
- Shashipur3,630 people
- Padmanavpur3,471 people
- Baichhigachhi3,402 people
- Hisabi3,349 people
- Bargachhia3,287 people
- Tentulia3,139 people
- Maricha3,125 people

[All 80 villages in Amdanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/amdanga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rafipur?3,372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rafipur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Amdanga sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rafipur?79.6% (Census 2011)