Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur
# Ratanpur

Ratanpur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 560 people in 143 households, the 102nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.
- 560 people (2011)
- 143 households
- 96.4% literacy
- 965 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ratanpur

Of every 100 households in Ratanpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ratanpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 34%
- Toilet within the home 98% 94%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 5%
- Tap water 4% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97%
- Use banking services 9% 36%
- Television 0% 12%
- Mobile phone 10% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 30% 21%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ratanpur?

■ Ratanpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 96.4% 86.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 965 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 774 943
- Working population 33.0% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.2% for men and 93.6% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 47 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 130 (70%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Potashpur - II
- Bhat Bar 587 people
- Muradpur 586 people
- Sankonyarda 583 people
- Tahalia 569 people
- Ghonga 538 people
- Chak Bhogi 503 people
- Tikra Para 474 people
- Raghunathpur 454 people

All 151 villages in Potashpur - II

## Other places named Ratanpur
- Ratanpur · Town, Bilaspur · 24,636 people
- Ratanpur · Village, Gidhaur, Jamui · 10,968 people
- Ratanpur · Village, Huzur, Bhopal · 6,208 people
- Ratanpur · Village, Matar, Kheda · 5,651 people
- Ratanpur · Village, Godhra, Panch Mahals · 5,609 people
- Ratanpur · Village, Manihari, Katihar · 4,598 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ratanpur? 560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratanpur in? Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ratanpur? 96.4% (Census 2011)

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