# Raidih Village, Barabazar, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population (2)

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Village · Barabazar, Puruliya 

# Raidih

Raidih is a village in Barabazar sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **431 people in 70 households**, the 148th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 431people (2011)
- 70households
- 62.0%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raidih

Of every 100 households in Raidih in 2011, 93 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Raidih · ■ Barabazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****49%**

**41%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**18%

Own their home ****84%**

**98%

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 Raidih?

■ Raidih · ■ Barabazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**957

Working population ****53.8%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 49.2% for women. 52% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 185 (80%)

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 Barabazar

- Rangagara450 people
- Shulungjuri447 people
- Fagudih445 people
- Khawasdih Alias Loadih440 people
- Murgabera422 people
- Hatnadih420 people
- Narayanpur404 people
- Radhakristopur401 people

[All 215 villages in Barabazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/barabazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raidih?431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raidih in?Puruliya district (Barabazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raidih?62.0% (Census 2011)