# Askaran Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Askaran

Askaran is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,107 people in 255 households**, the 48th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,107people (2011)
- 255households
- 86.8%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Askaran

Of every 100 households in Askaran in 2011, 60 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Askaran · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**40%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****96%**

**66%

Television ****40%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Askaran?

■ Askaran · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**953

Working population ****31.9%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 82.7% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 118 (33%) · **■** Marginal 127 (36%)

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 - II

- Mallikpur1,296 people
- Dadpur1,280 people
- Ghosh Kamalpur1,263 people
- Itaru1,128 people
- Brindabanpur1,090 people
- Bharichha1,069 people
- Chhotamure1,041 people
- Omarpur1,022 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Askaran?1,107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Askaran in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Askaran?86.8% (Census 2011)