# Rasapunja Village, Thakurpukur Mahestola – Population

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Village · Thakurpukur Mahestola, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Rasapunja

Rasapunja is a village in Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,036 people in 1,940 households**, the 1st largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 8,036people (2011)
- 1,940households
- 81.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rasapunja

Of every 100 households in Rasapunja in 2011, 82 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rasapunja · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**12%

Tap water ****79%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**52%

Use banking services ****62%**

**57%

Television ****60%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

Own their home ****93%**

**88%

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 Rasapunja?

■ Rasapunja · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002**

**946

Working population ****36.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 75.2% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (3%) · **■** Household industry 110 (4%) · **■** Other work 2,042 (69%) · **■** Marginal 643 (22%)

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 Thakurpukur Mahestola

- Purba Barisha5,965 people
- Chak Thakurani5,891 people
- Sarsuna5,563 people
- Chak Rajumolla5,308 people

[All 33 villages in Thakurpukur Mahestola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/thakurpukur-mahestola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rasapunja?8,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rasapunja in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rasapunja?81.6% (Census 2011)