# Asanpur Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Asanpur

Asanpur is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **576 people in 123 households**, the 89th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 576people (2011)
- 123households
- 76.4%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asanpur

Of every 100 households in Asanpur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Asanpur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**57%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****67%**

**38%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Asanpur?

■ Asanpur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**960

Working population ****46.4%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 71.5% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (22%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (12%) · **■** Marginal 136 (51%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Mathurapur638 people
- Gouripur Khastaluk604 people
- Hamdampur603 people
- Kasibati580 people
- Kadamsarif563 people
- Madhusudanbati535 people
- Mukundabag529 people
- Arazi Mathurapur526 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asanpur?576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asanpur in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asanpur?76.4% (Census 2011)