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

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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 **2,195 people in 448 households**, the 5th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 2,195people (2011)
- 448households
- 61.8%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raidih

Of every 100 households in Raidih in 2011, 5 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raidih · ■ Barabazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****86%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****61.8%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**957

Working population ****45.3%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 48.6% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 336 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (9%) · **■** Marginal 515 (52%)

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

- Sindri3,972 people
- Jiling2,881 people
- Berada2,706 people
- Sargo2,333 people
- Ulda2,029 people
- Latpada2,016 people
- Puryara1,995 people
- Bhagaband1,946 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raidih?2,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raidih in?Puruliya district (Barabazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raidih?61.8% (Census 2011)