# Kasba Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Kasba

Kasba is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,119 people in 520 households**, the 26th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 2,119people (2011)
- 520households
- 58.1%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kasba

Of every 100 households in Kasba in 2011, 69 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kasba · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****22%**

**50%

Television ****12%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kasba?

■ Kasba · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**957

Working population ****50.2%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 49.7% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (34%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (8%) · **■** Marginal 513 (48%)

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 Galsi - I

- Karkona2,595 people
- Jharul2,536 people
- Sandipur2,167 people
- Sundalpur2,145 people
- Sujapur2,036 people
- Kalyanpur2,016 people
- Loapur1,987 people
- Randiha1,953 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kasba?2,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasba in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kasba?58.1% (Census 2011)