# Raypur Village, Chandipur, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chandipur, Purba Medinipur 

# Raypur

Raypur is a village in Chandipur sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,664 people in 349 households**, the 38th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 1,664people (2011)
- 349households
- 93.6%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raypur

Of every 100 households in Raypur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raypur · ■ Chandipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**8%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****24%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Raypur?

■ Raypur · ■ Chandipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**925

Working population ****31.4%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 90.4% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (19%) · **■** Household industry 43 (8%) · **■** Other work 150 (29%) · **■** Marginal 196 (37%)

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 Chandipur

- Habi Chak1,887 people
- Gobardhanpur1,826 people
- Dhanyasri1,725 people
- Kandpasra1,702 people
- Bhagabankhali 2Nd Portion1,546 people
- Nasirabad1,506 people
- Baishya Chak1,481 people
- Dihi Kashimpur1,461 people

[All 112 villages in Chandipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/chandipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raypur?1,664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raypur in?Purba Medinipur district (Chandipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raypur?93.6% (Census 2011)