Raypur Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Raypur is a village situated in Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 243 families residing in the village Raypur. The total population of Raypur is 1,020 out of which 505 are males and 515 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Raypur is 1,020.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Raypur village is 141 which is 14% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 75 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Raypur is 1,136 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,020) of Raypur village.

Population
1,020
Families
243
Literacy
65.3%
Sex Ratio
1,020

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Raypur is 65.3%. Thus Raypur village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 74.72% and the female literacy rate is 55.91% in Raypur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Raypur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Raypur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Raypur village.

Total Male Female
Children 141 66 75
Literacy 65.3% 74.72% 55.91%
Scheduled Caste 123 54 69
Scheduled Tribe 504 248 256
Illiterate 446 177 269

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 49.4% of total population in Raypur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Raypur village out of total population, 480 were engaged in work activities. 68.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 480 workers engaged in Main Work, 123 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 130 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 328 279 49
Cultivators 123 117 6
Agriculture Labourer 130 96 34
Other Workers 75 66 9
Marginal Workers 152 32 120
Non Working 540 194 346

Nearby Villages to Raypur,

Below are the list of villages near Raypur village in Balurghat.

Village Population
Dhulatair 1,596
Banhat 885
Bahicha 857
Hariharpur 1,370
Malikura 345
Purbba Maheshpur 297
Chakpara 309
Anantapur 82
Kasilabati 694
Jotejagat 585

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