# Ranibandh Village, Purulia - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Purulia - I, Puruliya 

# Ranibandh

Ranibandh is a village in Purulia - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,282 people in 241 households**, the 39th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,282people (2011)
- 241households
- 64.0%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ranibandh

Of every 100 households in Ranibandh in 2011, 42 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ranibandh · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**31%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**84%

Use banking services ****38%**

**44%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

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 Ranibandh?

■ Ranibandh · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**934

Working population ****41.9%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 52.9% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (6%) · **■** Marginal 226 (42%)

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 Purulia - I

- Baghudi1,440 people
- Gopladi1,416 people
- Digshili1,348 people
- Chainpur Alias Turuhulu1,332 people
- Mahalitora1,272 people
- Penrra1,242 people
- Sibdi1,214 people
- Bhadsa1,183 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ranibandh?1,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranibandh in?Puruliya district (Purulia - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ranibandh?64.0% (Census 2011)