# Asair Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Asair

Asair is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **588 people in 134 households**, the 135th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 588people (2011)
- 134households
- 66.1%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asair

Of every 100 households in Asair in 2011, 44 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asair · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****21%**

**41%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Asair?

■ Asair · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**965

Working population ****56.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 57.5% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (8%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 191 (58%)

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 Balurghat

- Chak Sidal621 people
- Pollapara619 people
- Chhoto Raghunathpur590 people
- Mamna590 people
- Jotejagat585 people
- Narayanpur573 people
- Kusumbar566 people
- Sanapara564 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asair?588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asair in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asair?66.1% (Census 2011)