# Rangamatia Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rangamatia

Rangamatia is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,980 people in 465 households**, the 18th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,980people (2011)
- 465households
- 63.7%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rangamatia

Of every 100 households in Rangamatia in 2011, 53 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rangamatia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**66%

Tap water ****16%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**41%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****23%**

**46%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rangamatia?

■ Rangamatia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**971

Working population ****44.8%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 47.9% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 170 (19%) · **■** Marginal 546 (61%)

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

- Dharimal2,203 people
- Bhetia2,174 people
- Banpatna2,138 people
- Madhabpur2,087 people
- Matkadpur1,895 people
- Ghol Gharia1,872 people
- Shalika1,651 people
- Hariatara1,598 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 Rangamatia?1,980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangamatia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rangamatia?63.7% (Census 2011)