# Kumarghari Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kumarghari

Kumarghari is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **538 people in 128 households**, the 191st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 538people (2011)
- 128households
- 74.9%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kumarghari

Of every 100 households in Kumarghari in 2011, 20 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kumarghari · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****2%**

**24%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Kumarghari?

■ Kumarghari · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**939

Working population ****53.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 66.2% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (57%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Raiganj

- Daudpur577 people
- Abdulghata568 people
- Harigram568 people
- Nazirpur568 people
- Siagram528 people
- Samalgram521 people
- Ganeshpur516 people
- Durgapur504 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kumarghari?538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumarghari in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kumarghari?74.9% (Census 2011)