# Radhanagar Village, Namkhana – Population & Literacy

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Village · Namkhana, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Radhanagar

Radhanagar is a village in Namkhana sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,292 people in 1,161 households**, the 19th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 5,292people (2011)
- 1,161households
- 85.0%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Radhanagar

Of every 100 households in Radhanagar in 2011, 17 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Radhanagar · ■ Namkhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**26%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****45%**

**41%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Radhanagar?

■ Radhanagar · ■ Namkhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**959

Working population ****34.2%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 78.2% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 209 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 516 (29%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 587 (32%) · **■** Marginal 468 (26%)

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 Namkhana

- Phatikpur5,888 people
- Dakshin Chandranagar5,719 people
- Kusumtala5,663 people
- Dakshin Durgapur5,439 people
- Budhakhali5,195 people
- Rajnagar5,055 people
- Bijaybati4,891 people
- Uttar Chandanpiri4,751 people

[All 39 villages in Namkhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/namkhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Radhanagar?5,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Radhanagar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Namkhana sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Radhanagar?85.0% (Census 2011)