# Asua Village, Farakka, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Farakka, Murshidabad 

# Asua

Asua is a village in Farakka sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **173 people in 36 households**, the 51st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 173people (2011)
- 36households
- 55.6%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asua

Of every 100 households in Asua in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asua · ■ Farakka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**23%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**70%

Use banking services ****28%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Asua?

■ Asua · ■ Farakka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**58.4%

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

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**956

Working population ****48.6%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 44.9% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 63 (75%)

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 Farakka

- Bhairab Danga262 people
- Abhla211 people
- Saheb Nagar199 people
- Jot Raghu180 people
- Nagri164 people
- Bazeosmanpur113 people
- Lakshmipur99 people
- Par Deonapur79 people

[All 66 villages in Farakka](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/farakka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asua?173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asua in?Murshidabad district (Farakka sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asua?55.6% (Census 2011)