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

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rathipur

Rathipur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,783 people in 592 households**, the 22nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 2,783people (2011)
- 592households
- 85.8%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rathipur

Of every 100 households in Rathipur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rathipur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**49%

Tap water ****26%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****36%**

**37%

Television ****49%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Rathipur?

■ Rathipur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**959

Working population ****39.6%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 80.2% for women. 61% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (9%) · **■** Household industry 291 (26%) · **■** Other work 298 (27%) · **■** Marginal 256 (23%)

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

- Kuran3,242 people
- Maharajpur3,053 people
- Birsingha3,026 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,797 people
- Shrirampur2,764 people
- Banaharisinghapur2,730 people
- Panna2,725 people
- Chaksadi2,667 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rathipur?2,783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rathipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rathipur?85.8% (Census 2011)