# Raipur Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Raipur

Raipur is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **328 people in 84 households**, the 150th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 328people (2011)
- 84households
- 93.4%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raipur

Of every 100 households in Raipur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raipur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**66%

Tap water ****8%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**83%

Use banking services ****35%**

**46%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.4%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**971

Working population ****33.8%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 90.4% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (11%) · **■** Other work 89 (80%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Mollachak336 people
- Angarnali332 people
- Abhoyanagar330 people
- Bhutgerya330 people
- Nischintapur321 people
- Dewanmara319 people
- Balla318 people
- Saraswatipur318 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raipur?328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raipur?93.4% (Census 2011)