Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur
# Elara

Elara is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 119 people in 20 households, the 158th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.
- 119 people (2011)
- 20 households
- 93.8% literacy
- 831 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Elara

Of every 100 households in Elara in 2011, 90 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Elara · ■ Garbeta - III rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 49%
- Toilet within the home 29% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 71% 74%
- Tap water 33% 42%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 90%
- Use banking services 100% 42%
- Television 52% 21%
- Mobile phone 81% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 48% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 0% 13%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Elara?

■ Elara · ■ Garbeta - III rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 93.8% 72.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 831 969
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2500 998
- Working population 68.9% 43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 87.8% for women. 68% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 31 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (7%) · ■ Marginal 44 (54%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Garbeta - III
- Barasuli 147 people
- Bhurkuri 133 people
- Hijalkola 126 people
- Bengaisol 121 people
- Panshiuli 118 people
- Nishchintapur 111 people
- Baranuri 103 people
- Simulia 103 people

All 230 villages in Garbeta - III

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Elara? 119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Elara in? Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Elara? 93.8% (Census 2011)

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