# Kashwara Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Kashwara

Kashwara is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,608 people in 1,057 households**, the 5th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 4,608people (2011)
- 1,057households
- 75.4%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kashwara

Of every 100 households in Kashwara in 2011, 62 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kashwara · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**50%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****51%**

**56%

Television ****26%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Kashwara?

■ Kashwara · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**942

Working population ****42.0%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 70.1% for women. 63% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 365 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 761 (39%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 362 (19%) · **■** Marginal 422 (22%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Polba6,626 people
- Uttarbabnan5,135 people
- Paunan5,003 people
- Talchinan-Sanihati4,801 people
- Puinan4,449 people
- Patna Bhairabpur4,404 people
- Harit4,270 people
- Gotu4,021 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kashwara?4,608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashwara in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kashwara?75.4% (Census 2011)