# Ekdal Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Ekdal

Ekdal is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **714 people in 168 households**, the 39th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 714people (2011)
- 168households
- 78.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekdal

Of every 100 households in Ekdal in 2011, 63 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekdal · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**35%

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

**17%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**28%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ekdal?

■ Ekdal · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**940

Working population ****42.4%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 67.9% for women. 52% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 273 (90%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Baghuasol769 people
- Ram Pura758 people
- Khud Marai755 people
- Padima744 people
- Kharika Sol711 people
- Kujra711 people
- Junsola704 people
- Kushmar700 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ekdal?714 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekdal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ekdal?78.6% (Census 2011)