# Ekaihat Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Ekaihat

Ekaihat is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,590 people in 358 households**, the 35th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,590people (2011)
- 358households
- 81.5%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekaihat

Of every 100 households in Ekaihat in 2011, 65 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ekaihat · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**54%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****41%**

**60%

Television ****44%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Ekaihat?

■ Ekaihat · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747**

**966

Working population ****34.2%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 75.8% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (53%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 195 (36%) · **■** Marginal 25 (5%)

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 Katwa - I

- Narayanpur1,789 people
- Bholshuni1,760 people
- Purbba Bijnagar1,679 people
- Baura1,654 people
- Panchghara1,548 people
- Bainchi1,545 people
- Goai1,451 people
- Mostafapur1,448 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ekaihat?1,590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekaihat in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ekaihat?81.5% (Census 2011)