# Erenda Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Erenda

Erenda is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,097 people in 1,006 households**, the 7th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 5,097people (2011)
- 1,006households
- 75.0%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Erenda

Of every 100 households in Erenda in 2011, 39 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Erenda · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**28%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

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

**23%

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 · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**962

Working population ****32.4%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 70.8% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 297 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 522 (32%) · **■** Household industry 72 (4%) · **■** Other work 423 (26%) · **■** Marginal 335 (20%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Dari Madhabpur6,556 people
- Chak Barali5,978 people
- Bodra5,324 people
- Dhara5,231 people
- Ghatak Pukur5,048 people
- Satbaria5,019 people
- Chandaneswar4,980 people
- Kashinathpur4,688 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Erenda?5,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erenda in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Erenda?75.0% (Census 2011)