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

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Aschitpur

Aschitpur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,929 people in 481 households**, the 35th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,929people (2011)
- 481households
- 72.0%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Aschitpur

Of every 100 households in Aschitpur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aschitpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**40%

Tap water ****34%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**81%

Use banking services ****60%**

**48%

Television ****47%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Aschitpur?

■ Aschitpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1361**

**948

Working population ****48.3%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 66.1% for women. 66% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (9%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 301 (32%) · **■** Marginal 427 (46%)

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

- Nata Gari2,067 people
- Dadpur2,053 people
- Itagar1,994 people
- Kamar Danga1,952 people
- Baga1,893 people
- Paigachhi1,830 people
- Karinya1,817 people
- Moktarpur1,715 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Aschitpur?1,929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aschitpur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Aschitpur?72.0% (Census 2011)