# Radhanagar Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Radhanagar

Radhanagar is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,827 people in 1,303 households**, the 3rd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 5,827people (2011)
- 1,303households
- 81.0%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Radhanagar

Of every 100 households in Radhanagar in 2011, 66 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Radhanagar · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**49%

Tap water ****38%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****48%**

**37%

Television ****33%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

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 Radhanagar?

■ Radhanagar · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**959

Working population ****40.2%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 74.1% for women. 63% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 321 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 875 (37%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 765 (33%) · **■** Marginal 362 (15%)

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 Ghatal

- Mansukha8,583 people
- Gopmohal Urf Manoharpur7,010 people
- Pratappur4,699 people
- Dirghagram4,513 people
- Erpala4,503 people
- Sultanpur4,206 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Radhanagar?5,827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Radhanagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Radhanagar?81.0% (Census 2011)