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

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,773 people in 361 households**, the 45th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,773people (2011)
- 361households
- 81.9%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raghunathpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****35%**

**37%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**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 Raghunathpur?

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**959

Working population ****42.5%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 70.9% for women. 64% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (40%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 89 (12%) · **■** Marginal 147 (20%)

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

- Kushman1,876 people
- Konora1,826 people
- Jaybag1,812 people
- Lakshanpur1,800 people
- Dharmmapur1,752 people
- Marichya1,695 people
- Baghanala1,692 people
- Kotalpur1,675 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raghunathpur?1,773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunathpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur?81.9% (Census 2011)