# Asanpur Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Asanpur

Asanpur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,159 people in 284 households**, the 65th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,159people (2011)
- 284households
- 77.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asanpur

Of every 100 households in Asanpur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asanpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**40%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**81%

Use banking services ****49%**

**48%

Television ****37%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Asanpur?

■ Asanpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**948

Working population ****42.1%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 71.1% for women. 64% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (19%) · **■** Marginal 103 (21%)

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 Balagarh

- Panchpara1,190 people
- Baneswarpur1,183 people
- Ilampur1,183 people
- Salarpur1,174 people
- Uttar Gopalpur1,153 people
- Tamlipara1,145 people
- Baksagari1,125 people
- Jot Narayan1,097 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asanpur?1,159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asanpur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asanpur?77.2% (Census 2011)