# Ethora Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Ethora

Ethora is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,547 people in 904 households**, the 2nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 4,547people (2011)
- 904households
- 67.7%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ethora

Of every 100 households in Ethora in 2011, 48 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ethora · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**62%

Tap water ****84%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**14%

Use banking services ****92%**

**64%

Television ****40%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**86%

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 Ethora?

■ Ethora · ■ Salanpur rural average

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

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**936

Working population ****34.0%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 58.4% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (8%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 600 (39%) · **■** Marginal 697 (45%)

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 Salanpur

- Salanpur4,739 people
- Jemari4,321 people
- Khudika3,630 people
- Benagarya3,434 people
- Ghiadoba3,388 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ethora?4,547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ethora in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ethora?67.7% (Census 2011)