# Ashanpur Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Ashanpur

Ashanpur is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,451 people in 551 households**, the 36th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 2,451people (2011)
- 551households
- 76.8%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ashanpur

Of every 100 households in Ashanpur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ashanpur · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**30%

Tap water ****30%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**88%

Use banking services ****50%**

**42%

Television ****22%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Ashanpur?

■ Ashanpur · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**959

Working population ****39.1%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 68.7% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 455 (47%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 192 (20%) · **■** Marginal 124 (13%)

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 Arambag

- Shyamgram2,586 people
- Chak Hazi2,549 people
- Panpet2,487 people
- Bhalia2,452 people
- Karui2,395 people
- Maminpur2,375 people
- Benga2,374 people
- Selalpur2,363 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ashanpur?2,451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ashanpur in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ashanpur?76.8% (Census 2011)