# Raghunathpur Village, Jhalda - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya 

# Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a village in Jhalda - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **887 people in 169 households**, the 53rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 887people (2011)
- 169households
- 63.3%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raghunathpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**80%

Use banking services ****41%**

**30%

Television ****13%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****17%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Raghunathpur?

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1245**

**973

Working population ****54.6%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 40.8% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (5%) · **■** Household industry 136 (28%) · **■** Other work 45 (9%) · **■** Marginal 278 (57%)

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 Jhalda - II

- Haratan965 people
- Rampur929 people
- Shyampur910 people
- Hankasara906 people
- Marlong875 people
- Kuriyam858 people
- Chaitandi833 people
- Panrua826 people

[All 129 villages in Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raghunathpur?887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunathpur in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur?63.3% (Census 2011)