# Purba Ranaghat, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Purba Ranaghat

Purba Ranaghat is a town in Mathurapur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,207 people** in 1,025 households. Literacy was 70.6%.

- 5,207people (2011)
- 1,025households
- 70.6%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Population of Purba Ranaghat

■ Purba Ranaghat · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**957

Working population ****29.1%**

**36.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Purba Ranaghat

Of every 100 households in Purba Ranaghat in 2011, 32 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Purba Ranaghat · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**13%

Tap water ****36%**

**45%

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

**28%

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

**37%

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

**44%

Use banking services ****6%**

**60%

Television ****10%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****42%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**84%

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 people in Purba Ranaghat work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 615 (41%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Farming 524 (35%) · **■** Marginal 350 (23%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purba Ranaghat?5,207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purba Ranaghat in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal