# Ramchak Village, Nandigram - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nandigram - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Ramchak

Ramchak is a village in Nandigram - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,971 people in 426 households**, the 22nd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 1,971people (2011)
- 426households
- 86.0%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ramchak

Of every 100 households in Ramchak in 2011, 53 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ramchak · ■ Nandigram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**40%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ramchak?

■ Ramchak · ■ Nandigram - II rural average

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

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**933

Working population ****30.9%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 78.8% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (22%) · **■** Marginal 381 (63%)

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 Nandigram - II

- Monoharpur2,997 people
- Sanibari2,697 people
- Chironjibpur2,224 people
- Satgabari2,004 people
- Jalpai Part-II1,969 people
- Jayanpur1,794 people
- Shibrampur1,784 people
- Jalpai Part-III1,639 people

[All 40 villages in Nandigram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nandigram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ramchak?1,971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramchak in?Purba Medinipur district (Nandigram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ramchak?86.0% (Census 2011)