Aiho

Aiho
Aiho
	Census Town
	Tangon River at Aiho
	Aiho Location in West Bengal, India Aiho Aiho (India)
	Coordinates: 24.96°N 88.24°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Malda
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	5,898
Languages
• Official	Bengali[2][3]
• Additional official	English[2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Maldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Maldaha
Website	malda.nic.in

Aiho is a census town in Habibpur CD Block in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Etymology

Aiho is a beautiful village sandwiched between two rivers Tangon and Mahananda. Due to its confluence with two big rivers specially Mahananda, Aiho has got a long history of its culture, trade and lifestyle. Mohona (the rejuvenated connecting point of Tangon and Mahananda) is the main port. A few hundred years ago, large boats were the main mode of communication at Aiho with other neighboring villages and trade hubs. The sailors of these large boats were mainly from Bihar. They used to call the passengers as "Rahi ho to ahio" to embark on their boats. "Rahi" means passenger,"ahio" means please come. From that, the village got the name "Rahio" which later changed to "Ahio" and lately called Aiho.

Geography

Aiho is located at 24.96°N 88.24°E / 24.96; 88.24.[4]

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Aiho had a total population of 5,898, of which 2,982 were males and 2916 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 24,097. The total number of literates in Aiho was 4,181, which constituted 70.9% of the population with male literacy of 74.9% and female literacy of 66.8%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Aiho was 79%, of which male literacy rate was 83.5% and female literacy rate was 74.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 2,334 and 14 respectively. Aiho had 1337 households in 2011.[1]

As of 2001 India census,[5] Aiho had a population of 5,407. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Aiho has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

"Census of India: Aiho". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
"Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
"52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
"Yahoo maps location of Aiho". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[Census2011Gov-1] "Census of India: Aiho". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[wblangoff-2] "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[3] "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[4] "Yahoo maps location of Aiho". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 21 December 2008.

[5] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.