# Rajnagar Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rajnagar

Rajnagar is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,890 people in 1,076 households**, the 1st largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 4,890people (2011)
- 1,076households
- 77.5%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rajnagar

Of every 100 households in Rajnagar in 2011, 61 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rajnagar · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**38%

Tap water ****11%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****49%**

**59%

Television ****34%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**13%

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 Rajnagar?

■ Rajnagar · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1189**

**972

Working population ****42.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 70.1% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 567 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (18%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 454 (22%) · **■** Marginal 679 (33%)

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

- Nij Narajol4,085 people
- Sagarpur3,723 people
- Samat3,678 people
- Daspur3,667 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 Rajnagar?4,890 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajnagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rajnagar?77.5% (Census 2011)