# Raila Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Raila

Raila is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **930 people in 196 households**, the 42nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 930people (2011)
- 196households
- 87.4%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raila

Of every 100 households in Raila in 2011, 71 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raila · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****47%**

**54%

Television ****36%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

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 Raila?

■ Raila · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**974

Working population ****33.9%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 83.0% for women. 62% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 212 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Lahirganja953 people
- Tenpur935 people
- Bhalukkunda933 people
- Atghara932 people
- Rampur920 people
- Simla883 people
- Gangarampur882 people
- Baikunthapur877 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raila?930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raila in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raila?87.4% (Census 2011)