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

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Lalpur

Lalpur is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,225 people in 244 households**, the 31st largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,225people (2011)
- 244households
- 69.0%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lalpur

Of every 100 households in Lalpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lalpur · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**71%

Use banking services ****1%**

**55%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Lalpur?

■ Lalpur · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**953

Working population ****50.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 55.3% for women. 62% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (8%) · **■** Marginal 418 (68%)

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

- Nanduka1,278 people
- Hadla1,269 people
- Uka1,262 people
- Dhanuktor1,225 people
- Kulisara1,216 people
- Barhakanali1,103 people
- Shwetpalas1,090 people
- Ghutitara1,032 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lalpur?1,225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lalpur in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lalpur?69.0% (Census 2011)