# Ekdala Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Ekdala

Ekdala is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,592 people in 363 households**, the 50th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,592people (2011)
- 363households
- 70.3%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekdala

Of every 100 households in Ekdala in 2011, 19 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekdala · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**57%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**60%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Ekdala?

■ Ekdala · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**968

Working population ****35.4%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 66.3% for women. 63% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 387 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 29 (5%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Sekandarpur2,023 people
- Mahatpur1,961 people
- Charkam Nagar1,683 people
- Garduara1,646 people
- Sujapur1,391 people
- Ismalipur1,341 people
- Arazi Jaykrishnapur1,207 people
- Alikpur972 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ekdala?1,592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekdala in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ekdala?70.3% (Census 2011)