# Elahabad Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Elahabad

Elahabad is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,913 people in 600 households**, the 28th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 2,913people (2011)
- 600households
- 56.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Elahabad

Of every 100 households in Elahabad in 2011, 13 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Elahabad · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**70%

Tap water ****23%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**31%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****16%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**42%

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 Elahabad?

■ Elahabad · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**967

Working population ****31.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 57.4% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (31%) · **■** Household industry 104 (11%) · **■** Other work 265 (29%) · **■** Marginal 136 (15%)

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 Ratua - II

- Haripur3,705 people
- Palashbona3,503 people
- Kheria3,373 people
- Gobarjana3,286 people
- Ballabhpur2,810 people
- Shripur2,687 people
- Nesta2,257 people
- Uttar Marichabishanpur1,896 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Elahabad?2,913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Elahabad in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Elahabad?56.8% (Census 2011)