# Ektarpur Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Ektarpur

Ektarpur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,914 people in 700 households**, the 18th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 2,914people (2011)
- 700households
- 64.9%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ektarpur

Of every 100 households in Ektarpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ektarpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**40%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****18%**

**48%

Television ****13%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Ektarpur?

■ Ektarpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**948

Working population ****54.1%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 54.4% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 49 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (12%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,190 (76%)

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 Balagarh

- Somra3,431 people
- Barail3,222 people
- Sultanpur3,133 people
- Kamalpur2,962 people
- Dwarpara2,529 people
- Ichhapura2,490 people
- Balagarh2,365 people
- Dhak Chhara2,317 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ektarpur?2,914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ektarpur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ektarpur?64.9% (Census 2011)