# Elahabad Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Elahabad

Elahabad is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,220 people in 986 households**, the 3rd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 4,220people (2011)
- 986households
- 62.0%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Elahabad

Of every 100 households in Elahabad in 2011, 52 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Elahabad · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

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

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Elahabad?

■ Elahabad · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**972

Working population ****45.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 57.4% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 457 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 710 (37%) · **■** Household industry 57 (3%) · **■** Other work 112 (6%) · **■** Marginal 568 (30%)

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 Bansihari

- Bagduar5,003 people
- Buniadpur4,424 people
- Sibpur3,068 people
- Kuskari2,931 people
- Karai2,818 people
- Baragram2,556 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Elahabad?4,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Elahabad in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Elahabad?62.0% (Census 2011)