# Astara Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Astara

Astara is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,590 people in 1,516 households**, the 3rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 6,590people (2011)
- 1,516households
- 83.6%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Astara

Of every 100 households in Astara in 2011, 87 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Astara · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**28%

Tap water ****8%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**80%

Use banking services ****56%**

**55%

Television ****50%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Astara?

■ Astara · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**949

Working population ****41.3%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 77.4% for women. 66% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 956 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 691 (25%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 559 (21%) · **■** Marginal 482 (18%)

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 Tarakeswar

- Chanpadanga12,518 people
- Purba Ramnagar7,759 people
- Moktarpur6,364 people
- Baligari5,845 people
- Talpur5,389 people
- Bhanjipur4,433 people

[All 90 villages in Tarakeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/tarakeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Astara?6,590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astara in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Astara?83.6% (Census 2011)