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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Runia

Runia is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,024 people in 876 households**, the 22nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 4,024people (2011)
- 876households
- 53.6%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Runia

Of every 100 households in Runia in 2011, 37 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Runia · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****9%**

**24%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**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 Runia?

■ Runia · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**939

Working population ****43.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 44.6% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 611 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 748 (43%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (2%) · **■** Marginal 322 (19%)

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

- Kasba Mahasho4,368 people
- Malibari4,219 people
- Rupahar4,155 people
- Chhatrapur4,128 people
- Bogram3,983 people
- Kachimuha3,972 people
- Gobindapur3,690 people
- Udaypur3,690 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Runia?4,024 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Runia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Runia?53.6% (Census 2011)