# Uttar Raktia Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Uttar Raktia

Uttar Raktia is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **304 people in 67 households**, the 133rd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 304people (2011)
- 67households
- 87.5%literacy
- 778females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Raktia

Of every 100 households in Uttar Raktia in 2011, 53 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Raktia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**40%

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

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****2%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Uttar Raktia?

■ Uttar Raktia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****778**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****455**

**948

Working population ****64.5%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 78.9% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (13%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 140 (71%)

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

- Sher Pur Bamun Bar323 people
- Mahesdasbar319 people
- Hapua313 people
- Balagerya310 people
- Kajli297 people
- Khalbanamalipur297 people
- Ranichak297 people
- Ukil Chak279 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 Uttar Raktia?304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Raktia in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Raktia?87.5% (Census 2011)