# Bhagaipur Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Bhagaipur

Bhagaipur is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **423 people in 123 households**, the 64th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 423people (2011)
- 123households
- 59.9%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhagaipur

Of every 100 households in Bhagaipur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhagaipur · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**71%

Use banking services ****87%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhagaipur?

■ Bhagaipur · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**964

Working population ****51.8%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 49.7% for women. 66% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (38%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 85 (39%) · **■** Marginal 37 (17%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Kunja Bihari475 people
- Jarukhamar473 people
- Lachhia467 people
- Simulkundi431 people
- Haroka408 people
- Gopalpur405 people
- Layekdi398 people
- Nischintapur317 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhagaipur?423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagaipur in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagaipur?59.9% (Census 2011)