# Ekar Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Ekar

Ekar is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,307 people in 281 households**, the 122nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,307people (2011)
- 281households
- 68.5%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekar

Of every 100 households in Ekar in 2011, 18 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ekar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****14%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Ekar?

■ Ekar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**939

Working population ****37.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 57.6% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 186 (38%) · **■** Marginal 170 (35%)

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 Raiganj

- Basmanpara1,327 people
- Dhurail1,318 people
- Basudebpur1,317 people
- Katihar1,310 people
- Jauniya1,304 people
- Pariharpur1,283 people
- Gayas1,281 people
- Makra1,274 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ekar?1,307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ekar?68.5% (Census 2011)