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

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Ranichak

Ranichak is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,408 people in 1,557 households**, the 3rd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 7,408people (2011)
- 1,557households
- 82.3%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ranichak

Of every 100 households in Ranichak in 2011, 71 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ranichak · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**33%

Tap water ****18%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**58%

Television ****31%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Ranichak?

■ Ranichak · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**943

Working population ****36.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 75.2% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 516 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (11%) · **■** Household industry 308 (11%) · **■** Other work 1,077 (40%) · **■** Marginal 479 (18%)

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

- Chanipat16,345 people
- Jot Ghanashyam15,200 people
- Jot Kanusamgar6,940 people
- Nischintapur6,698 people
- Kultikri6,607 people
- Benai5,731 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 Ranichak?7,408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranichak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ranichak?82.3% (Census 2011)