# Raypur Village, Bishnupur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Raypur

Raypur is a village in Bishnupur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,801 people in 401 households**, the 32nd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 1,801people (2011)
- 401households
- 76.9%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raypur

Of every 100 households in Raypur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Raypur · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**45%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**84%

Use banking services ****26%**

**46%

Television ****39%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**24%

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 Raypur?

■ Raypur · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**953

Working population ****33.9%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 70.3% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (10%) · **■** Household industry 145 (24%) · **■** Other work 342 (56%) · **■** Marginal 32 (5%)

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 - II

- Ramnagar1,972 people
- Chandpur1,880 people
- Ghora Hatamukandapur1,846 people
- Bhabanipur1,833 people
- Makhalia1,745 people
- Krishnapur1,700 people
- Jhikurbere1,631 people
- Hatbaria1,624 people

[All 53 villages in Bishnupur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raypur?1,801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raypur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raypur?76.9% (Census 2011)