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

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Risa

Risa is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **875 people in 201 households**, the 59th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 875people (2011)
- 201households
- 59.4%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Risa

Of every 100 households in Risa in 2011, 42 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Risa · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****30%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Risa?

■ Risa · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**971

Working population ****40.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 50.3% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (87%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Keshiasol908 people
- Mohanpur906 people
- Shagpara892 people
- Hiradihi877 people
- Gomariyapal863 people
- Sanporapara854 people
- Banktal835 people
- Panchrolya825 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 Risa?875 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Risa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Risa?59.4% (Census 2011)