# Kashiara Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Kashiara

Kashiara is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,816 people in 396 households**, the 40th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 1,816people (2011)
- 396households
- 63.3%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kashiara

Of every 100 households in Kashiara in 2011, 52 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kashiara · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**48%

Tap water ****50%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**74%

Use banking services ****18%**

**50%

Television ****30%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Kashiara?

■ Kashiara · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1307**

**981

Working population ****49.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 56.4% for women. 67% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 104 (12%) · **■** Marginal 524 (58%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Parui1,998 people
- Ramchandrapur1,915 people
- Bhita1,861 people
- Bandul1,823 people
- Nutangram1,791 people
- Matial1,669 people
- Shonpur1,603 people
- Kamarkita1,535 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kashiara?1,816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashiara in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kashiara?63.3% (Census 2011)