# Kasturia Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Kasturia

Kasturia is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **904 people in 215 households**, the 69th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 904people (2011)
- 215households
- 54.9%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kasturia

Of every 100 households in Kasturia in 2011, 57 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kasturia · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**77%

Tap water ****31%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**35%

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 Kasturia?

■ Kasturia · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**954

Working population ****50.0%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 43.6% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 81 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (9%) · **■** Marginal 151 (33%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Panchla996 people
- Parashtola969 people
- Nandibati921 people
- Kahatta905 people
- Bishanpur901 people
- Bansaria850 people
- Bashatpur841 people
- Kapaichandi831 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kasturia?904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasturia in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kasturia?54.9% (Census 2011)