# Kashtagar, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kashtagar

Kashtagar is a village in [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **361 people in 78 households**, the 204th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 361people (2011)
- 78households
- 46.6%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kashtagar

Of every 100 households in Kashtagar in 2011, 53 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kashtagar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**38%

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

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****5%**

**41%

Television ****9%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**26%

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 Kashtagar?

■ Kashtagar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**965

Working population ****53.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 36.3% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (72%) · **■** Other work 13 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Hatisala366 people
- Manipur366 people
- Palashdanga364 people
- Debrabari361 people
- Kadmathail357 people
- Saidpur350 people
- Kajialsi349 people
- Malikura345 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kashtagar?361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashtagar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kashtagar?46.6% (Census 2011)