# Astai Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Astai

Astai is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,191 people in 528 households**, the 49th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,191people (2011)
- 528households
- 73.4%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Astai

Of every 100 households in Astai in 2011, 71 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Astai · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**84%

Use banking services ****77%**

**65%

Television ****30%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Astai?

■ Astai · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172**

**982

Working population ****46.3%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 66.2% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 431 (42%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 170 (17%) · **■** Marginal 266 (26%)

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 Jamalpur

- Shambhupur2,234 people
- Rajarampur2,218 people
- Ramkrishnapur2,213 people
- Daspur2,195 people
- Paratal2,189 people
- Mahishgaria2,137 people
- Bahadurpur2,098 people
- Betragar2,091 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Astai?2,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astai in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Astai?73.4% (Census 2011)