# Ilam Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Ilam

Ilam is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **727 people in 165 households**, the 62nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 727people (2011)
- 165households
- 74.7%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ilam

Of every 100 households in Ilam in 2011, 37 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ilam · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****17%**

**15%

Television ****14%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ilam?

■ Ilam · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**957

Working population ****32.5%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 70.7% for women. 59% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (56%) · **■** Other work 48 (20%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Maslandapur929 people
- Raghabpur849 people
- Bhuna782 people
- Uttar Bejpura735 people
- Bildaha663 people
- Sahara Bahara638 people
- Ilam Milik589 people
- Digri Inlis517 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ilam?727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ilam in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ilam?74.7% (Census 2011)