# Ekarukhi Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Ekarukhi

Ekarukhi is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,534 people in 330 households**, the 33rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 1,534people (2011)
- 330households
- 93.8%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekarukhi

Of every 100 households in Ekarukhi in 2011, 51 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekarukhi · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**17%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****72%**

**60%

Television ****30%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Ekarukhi?

■ Ekarukhi · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**953

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 89.8% for women. 62% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (11%) · **■** Marginal 147 (27%)

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 Dantan - II

- Banshi Chak1,639 people
- Chauraigram1,636 people
- Kushumda1,635 people
- Srikrishnapur1,576 people
- Baman Sai1,527 people
- Daharda1,503 people
- Nandakurya1,492 people
- Santoshpur1,429 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ekarukhi?1,534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekarukhi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ekarukhi?93.8% (Census 2011)