# Rakhaban, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rakhaban

Rakhaban is a village in [Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-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 **573 people in 117 households**, the 125th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 573people (2011)
- 117households
- 73.1%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rakhaban

Of every 100 households in Rakhaban in 2011, 58 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakhaban · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**69%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****98%**

**62%

Television ****32%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Rakhaban?

■ Rakhaban · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**951

Working population ****42.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 65.3% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (11%) · **■** Marginal 73 (30%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Malbandhi601 people
- Thakuranitala595 people
- Bankati591 people
- Kankrasol586 people
- Patpur571 people
- Phulbanipur567 people
- Jadabganja563 people
- Dhansol555 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rakhaban?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakhaban in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rakhaban?73.1% (Census 2011)