# Rashkhali Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Rashkhali

Rashkhali is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,399 people in 1,964 households**, the 2nd largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 9,399people (2011)
- 1,964households
- 74.1%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rashkhali

Of every 100 households in Rashkhali in 2011, 53 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rashkhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**44%

Tap water ****51%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**36%

Television ****30%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rashkhali?

■ Rashkhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**954

Working population ****36.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 67.0% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 574 (17%) · **■** Household industry 825 (24%) · **■** Other work 938 (27%) · **■** Marginal 818 (24%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Amgachhi10,179 people
- Dakshin Gouripur9,064 people
- Bagi7,235 people
- Andharmanik6,676 people
- Kasthamahal5,156 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rashkhali?9,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rashkhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rashkhali?74.1% (Census 2011)