# Raypur Village, Sonarpur – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Raypur

Raypur is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,098 people in 938 households**, the 11th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 4,098people (2011)
- 938households
- 75.6%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raypur

Of every 100 households in Raypur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Raypur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**18%

Tap water ****66%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**73%

Use banking services ****43%**

**52%

Television ****42%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Raypur?

■ Raypur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**969

Working population ****33.1%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 70.0% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 218 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (10%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 734 (54%) · **■** Marginal 257 (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 Sonarpur

- Mathurapur4,460 people
- Atghara4,284 people
- Ranabhutia4,196 people
- Baruli4,152 people
- Bhabanipur4,007 people
- Sangur3,962 people
- Badehugli3,797 people
- Chandpur3,788 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 Raypur?4,098 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raypur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raypur?75.6% (Census 2011)