Village · Bagmundi, Puruliya
# Rabar

Rabar is a village in Bagmundi sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 35 people in 7 households, the 136th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.
- 35 people (2011)
- 7 households
- 43.3% literacy
- 842 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rabar

Of every 100 households in Rabar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rabar · ■ Bagmundi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 22%
- Toilet within the home 0% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 77% 30%
- Television 0% 11%
- Mobile phone 8% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 23% 27%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Rabar?

■ Rabar · ■ Bagmundi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.3% 57.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 842 950
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 951
- Working population 68.6% 46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 30.8% for women. 74% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Marginal 24 (100%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bagmundi
- Kalijharna 68 people
- Sukridobha 68 people
- Alkusi 67 people
- Banshidi 63 people
- Bhursudi 12 people
- Gobaria 9 people

All 142 villages in Bagmundi

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Rabar? 35 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rabar in? Puruliya district (Bagmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rabar? 43.3% (Census 2011)

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