# Raska Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Raska

Raska is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **577 people in 135 households**, the 75th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 577people (2011)
- 135households
- 75.2%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raska

Of every 100 households in Raska in 2011, 45 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raska · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**63%

Tap water ****1%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****28%**

**54%

Television ****15%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Raska?

■ Raska · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**974

Working population ****44.5%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 66.9% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (74%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Saora614 people
- Jayantipur613 people
- Radhanagar612 people
- Radhanagar596 people
- Pirijpur559 people
- Belgere537 people
- Barasat530 people
- Raghunathpur526 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 Raska?577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raska in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raska?75.2% (Census 2011)