# Aliganj Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Aliganj

Aliganj is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **98 people in 17 households**, the 123rd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 98people (2011)
- 17households
- 66.3%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Aliganj

Of every 100 households in Aliganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aliganj · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****82%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Aliganj?

■ Aliganj · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**960

Working population ****33.7%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 53.5% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 29 (88%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Begampur140 people
- Bageswarbati139 people
- Darura121 people
- Kaltapara101 people
- Chhalimpur72 people
- Matijhil65 people
- Char Chatra35 people
- Akherighata8 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Aliganj?98 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aliganj in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Aliganj?66.3% (Census 2011)