# Rasa Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Rasa

Rasa is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,419 people in 307 households**, the 57th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 1,419people (2011)
- 307households
- 84.1%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rasa

Of every 100 households in Rasa in 2011, 77 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rasa · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****48%**

**33%

Television ****47%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Rasa?

■ Rasa · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1383**

**983

Working population ****32.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 79.0% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (24%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 107 (23%) · **■** Marginal 155 (33%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Dhan Dhania1,609 people
- Dihi Sarishapara1,576 people
- Bagaria Khargachhi1,473 people
- Sadashibpur1,452 people
- Sapmara1,408 people
- Sekandarpur1,386 people
- Dakshin Gopinathpur1,348 people
- Balarampur1,265 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rasa?1,419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rasa in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rasa?84.1% (Census 2011)