# Raghunathpur Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,657 people in 615 households**, the 25th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 2,657people (2011)
- 615households
- 77.1%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raghunathpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**18%

Tap water ****15%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**73%

Use banking services ****72%**

**52%

Television ****56%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Raghunathpur?

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**969

Working population ****40.3%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 69.2% for women. 63% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 150 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (18%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 526 (49%) · **■** Marginal 197 (18%)

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

- Deara3,152 people
- Pratapnagar2,785 people
- Hasanpur2,753 people
- Benebou2,707 people
- Arapanch2,451 people
- Palghat2,360 people
- Gobindapur2,355 people
- Bamangachhi2,332 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 Raghunathpur?2,657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunathpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur?77.1% (Census 2011)