# Raghunathpur Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,541 people in 741 households**, the 32nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 3,541people (2011)
- 741households
- 73.3%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raghunathpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****26%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Raghunathpur?

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**962

Working population ****33.2%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 68.0% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 275 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (27%) · **■** Household industry 130 (11%) · **■** Other work 336 (29%) · **■** Marginal 117 (10%)

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 Bhangar - II

- Kulberia3,787 people
- Kachua3,648 people
- Uttar Gazipur3,628 people
- Krolbaria3,577 people
- Bhaga Banpur3,376 people
- Sonpur3,323 people
- Bankachua3,285 people
- Anantapur3,140 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raghunathpur?3,541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunathpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur?73.3% (Census 2011)