# Aliganj Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Aliganj

Aliganj is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,940 people in 960 households**, the 18th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 4,940people (2011)
- 960households
- 53.5%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Aliganj

Of every 100 households in Aliganj in 2011, 33 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aliganj · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**20%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Aliganj?

■ Aliganj · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**967

Working population ****28.7%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 48.1% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 461 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 268 (19%) · **■** Marginal 220 (16%)

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 Islampur

- Gaisal5,954 people
- Agdimti5,168 people
- Khabargaon5,148 people
- Phulbari5,134 people
- Kachna4,809 people
- Durgapur4,674 people
- Ramganj4,660 people
- Matikunda4,529 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Aliganj?4,940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aliganj in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Aliganj?53.5% (Census 2011)