# Raypur Village, Sandeshkhali - I – Population & Literacy

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/sandeshkhali-i/raypur/

Village · Sandeshkhali - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Raypur

Raypur is a village in Sandeshkhali - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,630 people in 652 households**, the 27th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 2,630people (2011)
- 652households
- 70.1%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raypur

Of every 100 households in Raypur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raypur · ■ Sandeshkhali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**31%

Tap water ****29%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**48%

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 Raypur?

■ Raypur · ■ Sandeshkhali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**936

Working population ****54.6%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 60.8% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (17%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 259 (18%) · **■** Marginal 868 (60%)

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 Sandeshkhali - I

- Bholakhali2,993 people
- Petuadhanihati2,983 people
- Radhanagar2,859 people
- Gazalia2,827 people
- Dheknamari2,385 people
- Bara Sehara2,113 people
- Putimari1,622 people

[All 30 villages in Sandeshkhali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/sandeshkhali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raypur?2,630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raypur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Sandeshkhali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raypur?70.1% (Census 2011)