# Rerapal Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rerapal

Rerapal is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **794 people in 207 households**, the 71st largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 794people (2011)
- 207households
- 78.7%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rerapal

Of every 100 households in Rerapal in 2011, 59 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Rerapal · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**68%

Tap water ****6%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****88%**

**32%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Rerapal?

■ Rerapal · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1415**

**968

Working population ****67.5%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 70.8% for women. 70% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 127 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (13%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 325 (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 Midnapore

- Muchibere816 people
- Belia815 people
- Enayetpur810 people
- Deuldanga807 people
- Keshesol785 people
- Bhatpara778 people
- Mahdebchak765 people
- Ellabani756 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rerapal?794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rerapal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rerapal?78.7% (Census 2011)