# Raipur Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Raipur

Raipur is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **652 people in 134 households**, the 172nd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 652people (2011)
- 134households
- 73.9%literacy
- 837females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raipur

Of every 100 households in Raipur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raipur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**56%

Tap water ****5%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**58%

Television ****19%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

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 Raipur?

■ Raipur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**960

Working population ****38.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 62.3% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (49%) · **■** Household industry 26 (10%) · **■** Other work 30 (12%) · **■** Marginal 18 (7%)

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 Keshpur

- Kanch Gerya669 people
- Brahman Gram659 people
- Kaigerya657 people
- Goharia654 people
- Talchhara652 people
- Sirasati632 people
- Jamua630 people
- Haji Chak629 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raipur?652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raipur?73.9% (Census 2011)