# Rakshaskhali Village, Patharpratima – Population & Literacy

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Village · Patharpratima, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Rakshaskhali

Rakshaskhali is a village in Patharpratima sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,729 people in 936 households**, the 27th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 4,729people (2011)
- 936households
- 84.4%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rakshaskhali

Of every 100 households in Rakshaskhali in 2011, 0 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakshaskhali · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**1%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****93%**

**45%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Rakshaskhali?

■ Rakshaskhali · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**965

Working population ****33.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 78.9% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 382 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (22%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 437 (27%) · **■** Marginal 422 (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 Patharpratima

- Srinarayanpur5,098 people
- Kuemuri5,096 people
- Gopalnagar Dakshin5,059 people
- Upendra Nagar4,915 people
- Lakshmi Janardanpur4,567 people
- Gopalnagar Uttar4,492 people
- Taranagar4,425 people
- Sitarampur4,388 people

[All 92 villages in Patharpratima](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/patharpratima/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rakshaskhali?4,729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakshaskhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Patharpratima sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rakshaskhali?84.4% (Census 2011)