# Eklakhi Village, Chanditala - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - II, Hugli 

# Eklakhi

Eklakhi is a village in Chanditala - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,783 people in 420 households**, the 15th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 1,783people (2011)
- 420households
- 88.5%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Eklakhi

Of every 100 households in Eklakhi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Eklakhi · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**17%

Tap water ****28%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**51%

Use banking services ****71%**

**58%

Television ****68%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

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 Eklakhi?

■ Eklakhi · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**941

Working population ****36.0%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 84.6% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 509 (79%) · **■** Marginal 72 (11%)

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 Chanditala - II

- Duttapur2,285 people
- Sahana1,944 people
- Jagannathbati1,846 people
- Khoragari1,827 people
- Danpatipur1,768 people
- Sanka1,265 people
- Benipur1,161 people
- Gokulpur560 people

[All 20 villages in Chanditala - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Eklakhi?1,783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eklakhi in?Hugli district (Chanditala - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Eklakhi?88.5% (Census 2011)