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

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Raipur

Raipur is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,555 people in 389 households**, the 39th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,555people (2011)
- 389households
- 77.6%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raipur

Of every 100 households in Raipur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raipur · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**61%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**942

Working population ****43.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 67.4% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (10%) · **■** Marginal 391 (58%)

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 Narayangarh

- Parulia1,681 people
- Shashinda1,678 people
- Kontai Jinagerya1,604 people
- Kashi Pur1,569 people
- Larma1,549 people
- Gahira1,528 people
- Dhanghari1,480 people
- Khankurda1,467 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raipur?1,555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raipur?77.6% (Census 2011)