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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Raria

Raria is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,885 people in 410 households**, the 81st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,885people (2011)
- 410households
- 58.6%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raria

Of every 100 households in Raria in 2011, 29 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raria · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**67%

Tap water ****49%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**24%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Raria?

■ Raria · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**939

Working population ****35.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 53.4% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (21%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 131 (20%) · **■** Marginal 222 (33%)

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

- Birahimkhanda1,989 people
- Kamalabari1,983 people
- Narayanpur1,939 people
- Krishnamuri1,928 people
- Mahigram1,858 people
- Paschim Gobindapur1,789 people
- Shushihar1,779 people
- Sangaon1,774 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raria?1,885 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raria in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raria?58.6% (Census 2011)