# Erenda Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Erenda

Erenda is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,208 people in 918 households**, the 6th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 4,208people (2011)
- 918households
- 85.5%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Erenda

Of every 100 households in Erenda in 2011, 16 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Erenda · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****19%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**33%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Erenda?

■ Erenda · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**953

Working population ****39.4%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 78.7% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 212 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 684 (41%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 310 (19%) · **■** Marginal 425 (26%)

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 Egra - II

- Paniparul10,469 people
- Basudebpur9,129 people
- Tajpur5,672 people
- Khejurda5,265 people
- Khagda4,149 people
- Uttar Daidpur4,133 people
- Bathuari4,127 people
- Shyamhari Bar4,106 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Erenda?4,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erenda in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Erenda?85.5% (Census 2011)