# Alinan Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Alinan

Alinan is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,339 people in 974 households**, the 8th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 4,339people (2011)
- 974households
- 87.1%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alinan

Of every 100 households in Alinan in 2011, 45 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alinan · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**21%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**89%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**24%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Alinan?

■ Alinan · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**955

Working population ****40.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 81.2% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 271 (15%) · **■** Household industry 57 (3%) · **■** Other work 469 (27%) · **■** Marginal 828 (47%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Baragechhe4,981 people
- Chatara4,868 people
- Balarampur4,350 people
- Gathra4,348 people
- Mashisda4,279 people
- Saira4,122 people
- Mathori3,885 people
- Shirui3,859 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alinan?4,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alinan in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alinan?87.1% (Census 2011)