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

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Lachhyara

Lachhyara is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **925 people in 159 households**, the 42nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 925people (2011)
- 159households
- 66.0%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lachhyara

Of every 100 households in Lachhyara in 2011, 30 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lachhyara · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**71%

Use banking services ****29%**

**55%

Television ****26%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

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 Lachhyara?

■ Lachhyara · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**953

Working population ****31.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 48.9% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 140 (48%) · **■** Marginal 124 (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 Raghunathpur - II

- Santaldih961 people
- Chitarma939 people
- Chakbad934 people
- Gurudi929 people
- Sundra Bandh925 people
- Bhabanipur903 people
- Batmanmi853 people
- Nildi838 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lachhyara?925 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachhyara in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lachhyara?66.0% (Census 2011)