# Erekhali Village, Sutahata, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sutahata, Purba Medinipur 

# Erekhali

Erekhali is a village in Sutahata sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,074 people in 702 households**, the 9th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 3,074people (2011)
- 702households
- 76.2%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Erekhali

Of every 100 households in Erekhali in 2011, 53 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Erekhali · ■ Sutahata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****39%**

**38%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**29%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Erekhali?

■ Erekhali · ■ Sutahata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**974

Working population ****31.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 70.8% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (8%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 465 (48%) · **■** Marginal 394 (40%)

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 Sutahata

- Jaynagar3,610 people
- Dhenkua3,414 people
- Baneswar Chak3,293 people
- Chaitanyapur3,169 people
- Begunbere2,849 people
- Bahardab Char2,679 people
- Durbbabere2,608 people
- Kashipur2,569 people

[All 80 villages in Sutahata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sutahata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Erekhali?3,074 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erekhali in?Purba Medinipur district (Sutahata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Erekhali?76.2% (Census 2011)