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

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Layekdi

Layekdi is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **398 people in 68 households**, the 67th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 398people (2011)
- 68households
- 59.6%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Layekdi

Of every 100 households in Layekdi in 2011, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Layekdi · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****100%**

**27%

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

**9%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**71%

Use banking services ****35%**

**46%

Television ****6%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Layekdi?

■ Layekdi · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**964

Working population ****38.4%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 46.9% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (9%) · **■** Marginal 136 (89%)

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

- Simulkundi431 people
- Bhagaipur423 people
- Haroka408 people
- Gopalpur405 people
- Nischintapur317 people
- Jorabel295 people
- Modharjhor Alias Nunirdi276 people
- Nandaha257 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Layekdi?398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Layekdi in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Layekdi?59.6% (Census 2011)