# Ekchaka Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Ekchaka

Ekchaka is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,991 people in 515 households**, the 23rd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,991people (2011)
- 515households
- 67.7%literacy
- 1,252females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekchaka

Of every 100 households in Ekchaka in 2011, 33 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ekchaka · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****78%**

**62%

Television ****18%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**16%

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 Ekchaka?

■ Ekchaka · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1252**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**963

Working population ****38.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 59.8% for women. 64% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 409 (53%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (7%) · **■** Marginal 142 (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 Kalna - II

- Bara Dhamas2,228 people
- Panchrakhi2,135 people
- Kulti2,110 people
- Medgachhi Paikpara2,009 people
- Sabidpur1,978 people
- Arbelia1,966 people
- Biruha1,964 people
- Goda Gobindabati1,946 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ekchaka?1,991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekchaka in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ekchaka?67.7% (Census 2011)