# Kasba Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Kasba

Kasba is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,727 people in 595 households**, the 40th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 2,727people (2011)
- 595households
- 59.8%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kasba

Of every 100 households in Kasba in 2011, 32 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kasba · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**73%

Tap water ****4%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****40%**

**24%

Television ****9%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**38%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Kasba?

■ Kasba · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**959

Working population ****33.0%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 53.8% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (29%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 203 (23%) · **■** Marginal 400 (44%)

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 Ratua - I

- Arazi Haragobindapur3,147 people
- Gouripur3,131 people
- Purba Radhanagar2,815 people
- Baharal2,775 people
- Radha Nagar2,694 people
- Samshi2,686 people
- Gangarampara2,516 people
- Bhaluara2,443 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kasba?2,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasba in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kasba?59.8% (Census 2011)