# Ranichak Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Ranichak

Ranichak is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 67 households**, the 136th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 297people (2011)
- 67households
- 95.6%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ranichak

Of every 100 households in Ranichak in 2011, 57 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ranichak · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**40%

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

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****9%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Ranichak?

■ Ranichak · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.6%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1778**

**948

Working population ****54.2%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 93.1% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 119 (74%)

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 Contai - III

- Balagerya310 people
- Uttar Raktia304 people
- Kajli297 people
- Khalbanamalipur297 people
- Ukil Chak279 people
- Bhekutia270 people
- Ichhagere249 people
- Nayapara243 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ranichak?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranichak in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ranichak?95.6% (Census 2011)