# Raghunathpur Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,079 people in 453 households**, the 39th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 2,079people (2011)
- 453households
- 90.4%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raghunathpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**21%

Tap water ****43%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**38%

Television ****46%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Raghunathpur?

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**955

Working population ****30.5%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 86.9% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 226 (36%) · **■** Marginal 305 (48%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Chitra2,209 people
- Gobindapur2,118 people
- Kanktya2,100 people
- Bamanara2,099 people
- Dariala1,978 people
- Khanda Gram1,913 people
- Agar1,911 people
- Bansda1,906 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raghunathpur?2,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunathpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur?90.4% (Census 2011)