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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Rupahar

Rupahar is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,155 people in 896 households**, the 20th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 4,155people (2011)
- 896households
- 71.1%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rupahar

Of every 100 households in Rupahar in 2011, 55 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rupahar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**24%

Television ****33%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**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 Rupahar?

■ Rupahar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**939

Working population ****35.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 63.3% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 211 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (22%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 624 (43%) · **■** Marginal 268 (18%)

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

- Gauri4,588 people
- Soharai4,449 people
- Kasba Mahasho4,368 people
- Malibari4,219 people
- Chhatrapur4,128 people
- Runia4,024 people
- Bogram3,983 people
- Kachimuha3,972 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rupahar?4,155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rupahar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rupahar?71.1% (Census 2011)