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Raikhan Population - Barddhaman, West Bengal

Raikhan is a large village located in Ketugram - I Block of Barddhaman district, West Bengal with total 587 families residing. The Raikhan village has population of 2678 of which 1360 are males while 1318 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Raikhan village population of children with age 0-6 is 424 which makes up 15.83 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Raikhan village is 969 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Raikhan as per census is 1131, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Raikhan village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Raikhan village was 70.41 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Raikhan Male literacy stands at 74.94 % while female literacy rate was 65.60 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Raikhan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Raikhan village.

Raikhan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 587 - -
Population 2,678 1,360 1,318
Child (0-6) 424 199 225
Schedule Caste 239 124 115
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.41 % 74.94 % 65.60 %
Total Workers 737 690 47
Main Worker 385 - -
Marginal Worker 352 314 38

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.92 % of total population in Raikhan village. The village Raikhan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Raikhan village out of total population, 737 were engaged in work activities. 52.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 737 workers engaged in Main Work, 44 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 210 were Agricultural labourer.