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Elahiganj Population - Murshidabad, West Bengal

Elahiganj is a large village located in Murshidabad Jiaganj Block of Murshidabad district, West Bengal with total 588 families residing. The Elahiganj village has population of 2616 of which 1319 are males while 1297 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Elahiganj village population of children with age 0-6 is 307 which makes up 11.74 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Elahiganj village is 983 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Elahiganj as per census is 919, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Elahiganj village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Elahiganj village was 72.37 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Elahiganj Male literacy stands at 76.62 % while female literacy rate was 68.09 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Elahiganj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Elahiganj village.

Elahiganj Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 588 - -
Population 2,616 1,319 1,297
Child (0-6) 307 160 147
Schedule Caste 26 13 13
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.37 % 76.62 % 68.09 %
Total Workers 876 771 105
Main Worker 837 - -
Marginal Worker 39 19 20

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.99 % of total population in Elahiganj village. The village Elahiganj currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Elahiganj village out of total population, 876 were engaged in work activities. 95.55 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.45 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 876 workers engaged in Main Work, 91 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 458 were Agricultural labourer.