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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Lakshmania

Lakshmania is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,156 people in 1,949 households**, the 1st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 9,156people (2011)
- 1,949households
- 59.6%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lakshmania

Of every 100 households in Lakshmania in 2011, 5 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lakshmania · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**67%

Tap water ****6%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lakshmania?

■ Lakshmania · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**939

Working population ****36.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 51.4% for women. 51% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 981 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 994 (30%) · **■** Household industry 62 (2%) · **■** Other work 368 (11%) · **■** Marginal 953 (28%)

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

- Sariabad8,477 people
- Karnajora6,848 people
- Jagadishpur6,237 people
- Barabarua6,198 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lakshmania?9,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakshmania in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lakshmania?59.6% (Census 2011)