# Raghabpur Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Raghabpur

Raghabpur is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,140 people in 258 households**, the 54th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,140people (2011)
- 258households
- 91.2%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raghabpur

Of every 100 households in Raghabpur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raghabpur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**18%

Tap water ****11%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**17%

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

**73%

Use banking services ****49%**

**52%

Television ****60%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

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 Raghabpur?

■ Raghabpur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**969

Working population ****34.5%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 87.8% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 365 (93%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%)

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 Sonarpur

- Joyenpur1,396 people
- Kharki1,288 people
- Kharigoda1,214 people
- Sarmastapur1,195 people
- Jafarpur1,129 people
- Jaynagar1,081 people
- Gopal Pur1,063 people
- Radhaballavpur926 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raghabpur?1,140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghabpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raghabpur?91.2% (Census 2011)