# Ahiron, Suti - I, Murshidabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Suti - I, Murshidabad 

# Ahiron

Ahiron is a village in [Suti - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/suti-i/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **17,079 people in 3,483 households**, the 1st largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 17,079people (2011)
- 3,483households
- 66.3%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ahiron

Of every 100 households in Ahiron in 2011, 43 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ahiron · ■ Suti - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****9%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**87%

Use banking services ****44%**

**38%

Television ****16%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**47%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Ahiron?

■ Ahiron · ■ Suti - I rural average

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

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997**

**948

Working population ****47.1%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 60.8% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 544 (7%) · **■** Household industry 757 (9%) · **■** Other work 3,157 (39%) · **■** Marginal 3,328 (41%)

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 Suti - I

- Bahutali15,963 people
- Harua9,012 people
- Hilora7,667 people
- Gambhira7,097 people

[All 58 villages in Suti - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/suti-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ahiron?17,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahiron in?Murshidabad district (Suti - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ahiron?66.3% (Census 2011)