# Prasastha Village, Domjur, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Domjur, Haora 

# Prasastha

Prasastha is a village in Domjur sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,255 people in 1,031 households**, the 5th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 4,255people (2011)
- 1,031households
- 85.5%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Prasastha

Of every 100 households in Prasastha in 2011, 88 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Prasastha · ■ Domjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**28%

Tap water ****51%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**62%

Use banking services ****66%**

**41%

Television ****65%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****89%**

**95%

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 Prasastha?

■ Prasastha · ■ Domjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**978

Working population ****40.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 81.6% for women. 64% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (0%) · **■** Household industry 90 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,392 (80%) · **■** Marginal 205 (12%)

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 Domjur

- Narna5,518 people
- Khas Mara5,298 people
- Lakshmanpur4,596 people
- Parbbatipur4,586 people
- Sankharidaha4,021 people
- Danspara3,621 people
- Pakuria3,380 people
- Rajapur3,209 people

[All 32 villages in Domjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/domjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Prasastha?4,255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prasastha in?Haora district (Domjur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Prasastha?85.5% (Census 2011)