# Rasra Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rasra

Rasra is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **617 people in 135 households**, the 74th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 617people (2011)
- 135households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,099females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rasra

Of every 100 households in Rasra in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rasra · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****20%**

**41%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rasra?

■ Rasra · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**955

Working population ****30.1%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 69.7% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (63%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 22 (12%)

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 Keshiary

- Pirat628 people
- Oldadurga Daspur622 people
- Godali Pur619 people
- Bari Bandku618 people
- Sukarol617 people
- Indra611 people
- Chhatrar602 people
- Jamsol586 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rasra?617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rasra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rasra?77.2% (Census 2011)