# Eklakshmi Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Eklakshmi

Eklakshmi is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,065 people in 467 households**, the 25th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 2,065people (2011)
- 467households
- 74.6%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Eklakshmi

Of every 100 households in Eklakshmi in 2011, 62 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Eklakshmi · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**28%

Tap water ****8%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**89%

Use banking services ****90%**

**84%

Television ****30%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Eklakshmi?

■ Eklakshmi · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**941

Working population ****39.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 68.0% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (26%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 345 (43%) · **■** Marginal 204 (25%)

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 Raina - II

- Atapur2,400 people
- Dakshin Gopalpur2,377 people
- Binodpur2,367 people
- Lohai2,170 people
- Jashapur2,008 people
- Nizampur1,960 people
- Kotshimul1,937 people
- Srirampur1,921 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Eklakshmi?2,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eklakshmi in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Eklakshmi?74.6% (Census 2011)