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

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Rayda

Rayda is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,001 people in 216 households**, the 50th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 1,001people (2011)
- 216households
- 84.8%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rayda

Of every 100 households in Rayda in 2011, 78 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rayda · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**10%

Tap water ****17%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**37%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rayda?

■ Rayda · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**926

Working population ****35.9%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 77.7% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (8%) · **■** Marginal 39 (11%)

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

- Bilbara1,057 people
- Khodkol1,045 people
- Biharipur1,015 people
- Gahabi1,014 people
- Telami969 people
- Hansaria945 people
- Nehalia944 people
- Tahalia944 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 Rayda?1,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rayda in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rayda?84.8% (Census 2011)