# Rakshani Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rakshani

Rakshani is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **419 people in 92 households**, the 104th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 419people (2011)
- 92households
- 71.4%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rakshani

Of every 100 households in Rakshani in 2011, 83 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakshani · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**94%

Use banking services ****6%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Rakshani?

■ Rakshani · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1579**

**973

Working population ****47.5%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 68.3% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (13%) · **■** Marginal 171 (86%)

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 Sankrail

- Dahabar445 people
- Dhitpur439 people
- Telkanda437 people
- Bishnupur424 people
- Murakata414 people
- Chandpal411 people
- Gaighata408 people
- Harparya405 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rakshani?419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakshani in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rakshani?71.4% (Census 2011)