# Ekut Village, Labpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Labpur, Birbhum 

# Ekut

Ekut is a village in Labpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **989 people in 236 households**, the 66th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 989people (2011)
- 236households
- 80.2%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekut

Of every 100 households in Ekut in 2011, 54 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekut · ■ Labpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**16%

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

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****22%**

**46%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**36%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Ekut?

■ Ekut · ■ Labpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**969

Working population ****39.4%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 74.8% for women. 61% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 111 (28%)

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 Labpur

- Gopdighi1,083 people
- Bhatra1,048 people
- Fingtor1,043 people
- Purbba Kadipur1,037 people
- Mahodari947 people
- Kamarmath920 people
- Kaigarya912 people
- Khayerbani909 people

[All 179 villages in Labpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/labpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ekut?989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekut in?Birbhum district (Labpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ekut?80.2% (Census 2011)