# Asrail Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Asrail

Asrail is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,977 people in 685 households**, the 22nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,977people (2011)
- 685households
- 68.0%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asrail

Of every 100 households in Asrail in 2011, 11 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Asrail · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****14%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**34%

Own their home ****89%**

**98%

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 Asrail?

■ Asrail · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**944

Working population ****37.1%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 63.6% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 295 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (19%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 152 (14%) · **■** Marginal 440 (40%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Malcha3,073 people
- Mallik Para3,063 people
- Dhanjana3,013 people
- Bagjana3,008 people
- Sitalpur2,967 people
- Mathurapur2,919 people
- Kendua2,894 people
- Serbabar Balarampur2,885 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asrail?2,977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asrail in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asrail?68.0% (Census 2011)