# Asta Village, Kalsi, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Kalsi, Dehradun 

# Asta

Asta is a village in Kalsi sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **177 people in 17 households**, the 92nd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 177people (2011)
- 17households
- 61.7%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asta

Of every 100 households in Asta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asta · ■ Kalsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****6%**

**86%

Television ****0%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****75%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Asta?

■ Asta · ■ Kalsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**953

Working population ****42.4%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 49.2% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (21%) · **■** Marginal 33 (44%)

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 Kalsi

- Gadaura Sakraula185 people
- Phatyou184 people
- Kunna181 people
- Basan179 people
- Dwina175 people
- Ludhera174 people
- Kusyou172 people
- Basaha170 people

[All 170 villages in Kalsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/kalsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asta?177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asta in?Dehradun district (Kalsi sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Asta?61.7% (Census 2011)