# Rasan Village, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Rasan

Rasan is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,114 people in 958 households**, the 10th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 4,114people (2011)
- 958households
- 85.6%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rasan

Of every 100 households in Rasan in 2011, 66 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Rasan · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**46%

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

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**10%

Tap water ****51%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**37%

Television ****17%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Rasan?

■ Rasan · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**926

Working population ****45.1%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 78.6% for women. 65% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 560 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (25%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Other work 391 (21%) · **■** Marginal 395 (21%)

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 Egra - I

- Chatla5,443 people
- Amdai5,181 people
- Barida4,630 people
- Nagua4,396 people
- Barttana3,799 people
- Barda3,083 people
- Kia2,760 people
- Chirulia2,650 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rasan?4,114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rasan in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rasan?85.6% (Census 2011)