# Raniora, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Raniora

Raniora is a village in [Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **848 people in 178 households**, the 65th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 848people (2011)
- 178households
- 93.5%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raniora

Of every 100 households in Raniora in 2011, 36 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raniora · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**4%

Tap water ****98%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**42%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**27%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Raniora?

■ Raniora · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**948

Working population ****30.8%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 90.7% for women. 59% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (32%) · **■** Marginal 17 (7%)

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

- Khalsi Berya869 people
- Bilashpur863 people
- Dakshin Nischintapur860 people
- Jantai860 people
- Kushumpur843 people
- Paschim Sarpai839 people
- Ghatbarkhangurguri834 people
- Durmut Ist Part831 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 Raniora?848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raniora in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raniora?93.5% (Census 2011)