Village · Chinsurah - Magra, Hugli
# Asfal

Asfal is a village in Chinsurah - Magra sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 955 people in 224 households, the 36th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.
- 955 people (2011)
- 224 households
- 76.3% literacy
- 1,019 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asfal

Of every 100 households in Asfal in 2011, 62 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asfal · ■ Chinsurah - Magra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 62% 76%
- Toilet within the home 34% 74%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 25%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 51%
- Use banking services 100% 53%
- Television 20% 52%
- Mobile phone 39% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 11% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 21% 13%
- Own their home 97% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Asfal?

■ Asfal · ■ Chinsurah - Magra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.3% 82.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1019 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1103 953
- Working population 56.1% 40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 67.2% for women. 66% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 27 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 201 (38%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 92 (17%) · ■ Marginal 214 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chinsurah - Magra
- Uttar Chandannagar 1,112 people
- Bharatpur 1,106 people
- Khamarpara 1,030 people
- Banpara 963 people
- Benabharui 937 people
- Dahar Chaklai 805 people
- Gaharpur 787 people
- Mamudpur 786 people

All 52 villages in Chinsurah - Magra

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Asfal? 955 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asfal in? Hugli district (Chinsurah - Magra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asfal? 76.3% (Census 2011)

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