# Alihanda Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Alihanda

Alihanda is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **960 people in 237 households**, the 70th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 960people (2011)
- 237households
- 57.2%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alihanda

Of every 100 households in Alihanda in 2011, 31 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alihanda · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**30%

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

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****18%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Alihanda?

■ Alihanda · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**944

Working population ****64.1%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 53.9% for women. 72% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 62 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (44%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 70 (11%) · **■** Marginal 195 (32%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Bibijhuti1,053 people
- Khosalpur1,007 people
- Jagannathpur1,005 people
- Ratot964 people
- Paikpara957 people
- Narasinhapur936 people
- Nonator915 people
- Gobindapur855 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alihanda?960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alihanda in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alihanda?57.2% (Census 2011)