# Asalpur Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Asalpur

Asalpur is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,010 people in 1,118 households**, the 8th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 5,010people (2011)
- 1,118households
- 72.7%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asalpur

Of every 100 households in Asalpur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Asalpur · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**27%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****55%**

**53%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Asalpur?

■ Asalpur · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**960

Working population ****32.1%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 68.4% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 497 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (21%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 342 (21%) · **■** Marginal 424 (26%)

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 Khargram

- Indrani7,018 people
- Eroali6,917 people
- Sahapur5,409 people
- Jhilli5,162 people
- Parulia4,400 people
- Rahigram4,395 people
- Mahisar4,325 people
- Jatarpur4,098 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asalpur?5,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asalpur in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asalpur?72.7% (Census 2011)