# Rukhni Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rukhni

Rukhni is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **102 people in 23 households**, the 264th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 102people (2011)
- 23households
- 51.6%literacy
- 1,170females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rukhni

Of every 100 households in Rukhni in 2011, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rukhni · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Rukhni?

■ Rukhni · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1170**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**963

Working population ****59.8%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 36.7% for women. 57% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (5%) · **■** Other work 5 (8%) · **■** Marginal 46 (75%)

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 Nayagram

- Kanthi123 people
- Jangal Khas110 people
- Chiri Piti109 people
- Hari Pura105 people
- Patharia99 people
- Kendubani98 people
- Rakhal Ban98 people
- Kusum Kuti94 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rukhni?102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rukhni in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rukhni?51.6% (Census 2011)