# Elni Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Elni

Elni is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,098 people in 229 households**, the 77th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,098people (2011)
- 229households
- 76.1%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Elni

Of every 100 households in Elni in 2011, 20 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Elni · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****73%**

**58%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**18%

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 Elni?

■ Elni · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**960

Working population ****28.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 66.1% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (71%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Keshpur

- Lepsa1,136 people
- Upar Kuai1,129 people
- Suratpur1,120 people
- Sankrui1,108 people
- Gopinathpur1,071 people
- Shyam Chandpur1,069 people
- Dharmma Pur1,066 people
- Renuar1,059 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Elni?1,098 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Elni in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Elni?76.1% (Census 2011)