# Raskunda Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Raskunda

Raskunda is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,238 people in 678 households**, the 8th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 3,238people (2011)
- 678households
- 71.3%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raskunda

Of every 100 households in Raskunda in 2011, 55 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raskunda · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**74%

Tap water ****48%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**42%

Television ****27%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Raskunda?

■ Raskunda · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**998

Working population ****39.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 65.7% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 288 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 630 (50%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 203 (16%) · **■** Marginal 116 (9%)

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 - III

- Shukhnator3,983 people
- Kanchdahari3,748 people
- Balarampur3,467 people
- Naya Basat3,286 people
- Sat Bankura3,118 people
- Kanthaldiha3,052 people
- Sarbera2,793 people
- Andhar Nayan2,681 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raskunda?3,238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raskunda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raskunda?71.3% (Census 2011)