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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Ratanpur

Ratanpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,239 people in 735 households**, the 35th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,239people (2011)
- 735households
- 76.9%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ratanpur

Of every 100 households in Ratanpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ratanpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**24%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Ratanpur?

■ Ratanpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**939

Working population ****30.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 69.5% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 388 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (32%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (19%) · **■** Marginal 90 (9%)

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

- Maharajpur3,441 people
- Tazpur3,313 people
- Chapduar3,277 people
- Mojgaon3,244 people
- Balia3,156 people
- Kotgram3,112 people
- Lahujgram3,105 people
- Bishahar3,066 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ratanpur?3,239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratanpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ratanpur?76.9% (Census 2011)