# Raipal Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Raipal

Raipal is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **641 people in 155 households**, the 51st largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 641people (2011)
- 155households
- 76.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raipal

Of every 100 households in Raipal in 2011, 67 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Raipal · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**83%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**50%

Television ****21%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Raipal?

■ Raipal · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**940

Working population ****29.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 71.8% for women. 36% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (18%) · **■** Marginal 31 (16%)

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 - II

- Uttar Tentulia671 people
- Pithapur667 people
- Shankrari666 people
- Jhatiara665 people
- Bandar Diha638 people
- Ghutia637 people
- Ara Dangri633 people
- Taradiha626 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raipal?641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raipal?76.6% (Census 2011)