# Paschim Ranaghat Village, Mathurapur - I – Population

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Village · Mathurapur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Paschim Ranaghat

Paschim Ranaghat is a village in Mathurapur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,276 people in 406 households**, the 24th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 2,276people (2011)
- 406households
- 64.1%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Ranaghat

Of every 100 households in Paschim Ranaghat in 2011, 14 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paschim Ranaghat · ■ Mathurapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**94%

Use banking services ****2%**

**18%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Paschim Ranaghat?

■ Paschim Ranaghat · ■ Mathurapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**982

Working population ****29.0%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 60.5% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 147 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (8%) · **■** Household industry 40 (6%) · **■** Other work 220 (33%) · **■** Marginal 201 (31%)

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 Mathurapur - I

- Dakshin Janardanpur2,456 people
- Mirzapur2,427 people
- Radhakantapur2,422 people
- Batishwar2,343 people
- Gunjirpur2,045 people
- Mukundapur1,858 people
- Andharmanik1,816 people
- Dakshin Harindanga1,752 people

[All 95 villages in Mathurapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/mathurapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Ranaghat?2,276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Ranaghat in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Mathurapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Ranaghat?64.1% (Census 2011)