# Radhakantapur Abad Village, Mathurapur - II – Population

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Village · Mathurapur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Radhakantapur Abad

Radhakantapur Abad is a village in Mathurapur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,442 people in 1,769 households**, the 9th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 8,442people (2011)
- 1,769households
- 69.6%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Radhakantapur Abad

Of every 100 households in Radhakantapur Abad in 2011, 15 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Radhakantapur Abad · ■ Mathurapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****25%**

**27%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****37%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Radhakantapur Abad?

■ Radhakantapur Abad · ■ Mathurapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**949

Working population ****35.3%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 62.0% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 669 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 880 (30%) · **■** Household industry 193 (6%) · **■** Other work 686 (23%) · **■** Marginal 552 (19%)

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 - II

- Dighirpar Bakultala14,080 people
- Kankandighi12,900 people
- Uttar Kashinagar12,231 people
- Kautala11,725 people
- Baribhanga Abad6,773 people
- Purbba Jatardeul6,222 people
- Nagendrapur6,041 people
- Damkal5,936 people

[All 27 villages in Mathurapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/mathurapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Radhakantapur Abad?8,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Radhakantapur Abad in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Mathurapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Radhakantapur Abad?69.6% (Census 2011)