# Rajnagar Baharjala Village, Tamluk – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tamluk, Purba Medinipur 

# Rajnagar Baharjala

Rajnagar Baharjala is a village in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,144 people in 681 households**, the 17th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 3,144people (2011)
- 681households
- 87.2%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rajnagar Baharjala

Of every 100 households in Rajnagar Baharjala in 2011, 57 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rajnagar Baharjala · ■ Tamluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**20%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****16%**

**45%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rajnagar Baharjala?

■ Rajnagar Baharjala · ■ Tamluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**972

Working population ****47.7%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 80.5% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 271 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (23%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 177 (12%) · **■** Marginal 688 (46%)

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 Tamluk

- Banhichar3,670 people
- Kurpai3,367 people
- Murari Kalua3,345 people
- Nischinta Basan3,195 people
- Harasankar Khamarchak3,072 people
- Shalikagarchak2,912 people
- Kanthibar2,911 people
- Maishali2,900 people

[All 99 villages in Tamluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rajnagar Baharjala?3,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajnagar Baharjala in?Purba Medinipur district (Tamluk sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rajnagar Baharjala?87.2% (Census 2011)