# Asuralay Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Asuralay

Asuralay is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 38 households**, the 105th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 158people (2011)
- 38households
- 43.2%literacy
- 816females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asuralay

Of every 100 households in Asuralay in 2011, 73 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asuralay · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****22%**

**55%

Television ****8%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Asuralay?

■ Asuralay · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.2%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**975

Working population ****31.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 32.8% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (54%) · **■** Other work 4 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Hosenganj263 people
- Jot Rajchandra263 people
- Hosenpur249 people
- Guru Chandrapur164 people
- Uttar Bhagabatipur130 people
- Tildanga110 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asuralay?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asuralay in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asuralay?43.2% (Census 2011)