# Raharhati Village, Basirhat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Raharhati

Raharhati is a village in Basirhat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,447 people in 596 households**, the 34th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 2,447people (2011)
- 596households
- 90.8%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raharhati

Of every 100 households in Raharhati in 2011, 87 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Raharhati · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**22%

Tap water ****16%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****61%**

**41%

Television ****45%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Raharhati?

■ Raharhati · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**969

Working population ****32.7%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 88.4% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 211 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (7%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 489 (61%) · **■** Marginal 29 (4%)

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 Basirhat - II

- Maminpur2,720 people
- Jagatpur2,572 people
- Maynali2,511 people
- Dhopa Baria2,499 people
- Amtona2,394 people
- Chaita2,390 people
- Joypur Gopmahal2,334 people
- Uttar Debipur2,089 people

[All 67 villages in Basirhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raharhati?2,447 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raharhati in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raharhati?90.8% (Census 2011)