# Ekaria Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Ekaria

Ekaria is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,059 people in 377 households**, the 23rd largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 2,059people (2011)
- 377households
- 67.6%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekaria

Of every 100 households in Ekaria in 2011, 11 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekaria · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****71%**

**62%

Television ****3%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Ekaria?

■ Ekaria · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**951

Working population ****47.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 58.7% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 208 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (21%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 555 (57%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Harinasuli2,113 people
- Jadabbati2,096 people
- Benachapra2,079 people
- Katagar2,060 people
- Fatesinghpur1,966 people
- Mathuri1,763 people
- Taldangra1,718 people
- Ganakbandi1,671 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ekaria?2,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekaria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ekaria?67.6% (Census 2011)