# Raypur Village, Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Raypur

Raypur is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **926 people in 218 households**, the 90th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 926people (2011)
- 218households
- 70.8%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raypur

Of every 100 households in Raypur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raypur · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****6%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**34%

Television ****15%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**969

Working population ****48.9%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 58.6% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (20%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (16%) · **■** Marginal 158 (35%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Raynagar969 people
- Paschim Durgapur959 people
- Ganeshbati933 people
- Chandbari Mirzapur926 people
- Madhya Gouripur925 people
- Chak Shibananda919 people
- Udgaon914 people
- Baral907 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raypur?926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raypur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raypur?70.8% (Census 2011)