# Ekur Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Ekur

Ekur is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **962 people in 208 households**, the 24th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 962people (2011)
- 208households
- 71.9%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekur

Of every 100 households in Ekur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekur · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**28%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**95%

Use banking services ****56%**

**50%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Ekur?

■ Ekur · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**940

Working population ****42.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 56.8% for women. 59% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (9%) · **■** Marginal 194 (48%)

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

- Malincha1,127 people
- Khamar1,059 people
- Bali Pal1,026 people
- Nota974 people
- Gobindapur933 people
- Lakhipara932 people
- Baha Runa906 people
- Nekra Mahuli900 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 Ekur?962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ekur?71.9% (Census 2011)