# Erendi Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Erendi

Erendi is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,608 people in 264 households**, the 20th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,608people (2011)
- 264households
- 63.4%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Erendi

Of every 100 households in Erendi in 2011, 45 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Erendi · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****17%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**71%

Use banking services ****54%**

**55%

Television ****39%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**14%

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 Erendi?

■ Erendi · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**953

Working population ****32.7%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 52.1% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 121 (23%) · **■** Marginal 350 (67%)

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 Raghunathpur - II

- Chatarmahul1,950 people
- Kolyagara1,844 people
- Ruknibera1,663 people
- Belkura1,622 people
- Dandua1,544 people
- Sagarka1,506 people
- Alladih1,482 people
- Tulsibari1,476 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Erendi?1,608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erendi in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Erendi?63.4% (Census 2011)