# Rana Village, Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rana

Rana is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,623 people in 335 households**, the 56th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 1,623people (2011)
- 335households
- 85.5%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rana

Of every 100 households in Rana in 2011, 92 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rana · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**33%

Tap water ****9%**

**11%

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

**11%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****70%**

**58%

Television ****52%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Rana?

■ Rana · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**943

Working population ****49.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 79.8% for women. 69% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 341 (43%) · **■** Marginal 305 (38%)

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 - II

- Satpota1,696 people
- Naihati1,684 people
- Dubrajpur1,678 people
- Sonamui1,629 people
- Faridpur1,519 people
- Mahishghata1,497 people
- Panch Gechhia Part- I1,483 people
- Jayrampur1,423 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rana?1,623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rana in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rana?85.5% (Census 2011)