# Raikundu, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Raikundu

Raikundu is a village in [Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,480 people in 286 households**, the 50th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,480people (2011)
- 286households
- 61.9%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raikundu

Of every 100 households in Raikundu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raikundu · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**25%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****9%**

**59%

Television ****3%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Raikundu?

■ Raikundu · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1170**

**972

Working population ****43.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 48.1% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 145 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (17%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 386 (59%)

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 Daspur - I

- Kalyanpur1,503 people
- Kantadarja1,500 people
- Ramdas Pur1,496 people
- Harirajpur1,491 people
- Purushottampur1,471 people
- Singaghai1,435 people
- Kharradha Krishnapur1,398 people
- Jhumjhumi1,357 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raikundu?1,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raikundu in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raikundu?61.9% (Census 2011)