# Kashthasali Village, Purbasthali - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Kashthasali

Kashthasali is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,343 people in 1,032 households**, the 14th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 4,343people (2011)
- 1,032households
- 70.4%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kashthasali

Of every 100 households in Kashthasali in 2011, 24 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kashthasali · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**24%

Tap water ****37%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**44%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Kashthasali?

■ Kashthasali · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**970

Working population ****33.8%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 63.2% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 74 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 488 (33%) · **■** Household industry 71 (5%) · **■** Other work 339 (23%) · **■** Marginal 495 (34%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Uttar Lakshmipur4,697 people
- Patuli4,681 people
- Palaspuli4,642 people
- Chhatni4,415 people
- Purbbasthali4,207 people
- Uttar Shrirampur4,187 people
- Krishnabati4,186 people
- Santoshpur Pila3,761 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kashthasali?4,343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashthasali in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kashthasali?70.4% (Census 2011)