# Raikanda Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Raikanda

Raikanda is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **556 people in 115 households**, the 63rd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 556people (2011)
- 115households
- 69.2%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raikanda

Of every 100 households in Raikanda in 2011, 76 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raikanda · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****73%**

**37%

Television ****23%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Raikanda?

■ Raikanda · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**953

Working population ****64.2%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 56.7% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 50 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (25%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 192 (54%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Jhatiara566 people
- Jan Ghati565 people
- Manich Baria563 people
- Dakshin Sol558 people
- Karnibura Kharrapara550 people
- Topgaria550 people
- Bhat Bhanga549 people
- Sangro548 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raikanda?556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raikanda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raikanda?69.2% (Census 2011)