Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad
# Elahiganj

Elahiganj is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 2,616 people in 588 households, the 30th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 2,616 people (2011)
- 588 households
- 72.4% literacy
- 983 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Elahiganj

Of every 100 households in Elahiganj in 2011, 60 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Elahiganj · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 60% 36%
- Toilet within the home 55% 41%
- No toilet (open defecation) 45% 58%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92%
- Use banking services 22% 38%
- Television 22% 19%
- Mobile phone 38% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 22%
- Own their home 99% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Elahiganj?

■ Elahiganj · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.4% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 983 936
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 960
- Working population 33.5% 36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 68.1% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 91 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 458 (52%) · ■ Household industry 23 (3%) · ■ Other work 265 (30%) · ■ Marginal 39 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Murshidabad Jiaganj
- Satlakshmi 2,838 people
- Mahinagar 2,778 people
- Neoai Khamarpara 2,691 people
- Rambhadrapur 2,665 people
- Kanksa 2,608 people
- Hulaspur 2,499 people
- Belun 2,438 people
- Khosbag 2,405 people

All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Elahiganj? 2,616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Elahiganj in? Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Elahiganj? 72.4% (Census 2011)

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