# Ward 8, Raghunathpur (Puruliya, West Bengal) – Population

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Census ward · Raghunathpur, West Bengal 

# Ward 8, Raghunathpur

Ward 8 of Raghunathpur, Puruliya district, West Bengal, had **3,641 people in 682 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 13 census wards. Literacy was 70.7%, below the town average of 77.1%.

- 3,641people (2011)
- 682households
- 1 of 13by population
- 70.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Raghunathpur?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Raghunathpur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**77.1%

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

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**923

Working population ****29.1%**

**31.8%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 914 (86%) · **■** Household industry 58 (5%) · **■** Farming 4 (0%) · **■** Marginal 83 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 71 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Raghunathpur average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**45%

Tap water ****79%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**14%

Use banking services ****59%**

**59%

Television ****59%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**16%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Raghunathpur

- Ward 51,423 people
- Ward 61,086 people
- Ward 71,928 people
- Ward 91,495 people
- Ward 101,494 people
- Ward 111,749 people

[Full Raghunathpur ward list (13 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/area-not-under-any-sub-district/raghunathpur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Raghunathpur?3,641 people in 682 households (Census 2011)