# Rasikpur, Moyna, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Moyna, Purba Medinipur 

# Rasikpur

Rasikpur is a village in [Moyna](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/moyna/) 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 **1,578 people in 403 households**, the 55th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 1,578people (2011)
- 403households
- 86.0%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rasikpur

Of every 100 households in Rasikpur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rasikpur · ■ Moyna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****24%**

**31%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Rasikpur?

■ Rasikpur · ■ Moyna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**940

Working population ****40.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 78.2% for women. 62% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (6%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (19%) · **■** Marginal 391 (61%)

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 Moyna

- Mathuri Chak1,646 people
- Raghunath Chak1,637 people
- Bishnu Misri Chak1,635 people
- Kriranandapur1,584 people
- Payra Chak1,471 people
- Dakshin Ankha1,464 people
- Purbba Dobandhi Patna1,461 people
- Panch Pukhuria1,415 people

[All 85 villages in Moyna](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/moyna/villages/)

## Other places named Rasikpur

- Rasikpur · Town, Dumka · 8,320 people
- Rasikpur · Village, Karimpur - II, Nadia · 2,466 people
- Rasikpur · Village, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur · 1,981 people
- Rasikpur · Village, Gazole, Maldah · 1,261 people
- Rasikpur · Village, Simlapal, Bankura · 527 people
- Rasikpur · Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur · 234 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rasikpur?1,578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rasikpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Moyna sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rasikpur?86.0% (Census 2011)