# Raghunathpur Village, Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 89 households**, the 143rd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 426people (2011)
- 89households
- 78.7%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raghunathpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**84%

Use banking services ****72%**

**50%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

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 Raghunathpur?

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**937

Working population ****39.0%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 59.4% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (13%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 98 (59%)

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 Kashipur

- Rautara441 people
- Indrabil433 people
- Rugri433 people
- Jurguridi431 people
- Parasiadi409 people
- Jibanpur406 people
- Sirjam397 people
- Kumardi393 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raghunathpur?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunathpur in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur?78.7% (Census 2011)