# Ashachia Village, Kaliganj, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kaliganj, Nadia 

# Ashachia

Ashachia is a village in Kaliganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,168 people in 493 households**, the 42nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 2,168people (2011)
- 493households
- 57.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ashachia

Of every 100 households in Ashachia in 2011, 41 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ashachia · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**61%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****19%**

**26%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Ashachia?

■ Ashachia · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**967

Working population ****30.0%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.2% for men and 53.2% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 476 (73%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 63 (10%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%)

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 Kaliganj

- Jayrampur2,393 people
- Bathangachhi2,249 people
- Rajarampur2,246 people
- Maheshpur2,235 people
- Hijuli2,166 people
- Nasipur2,101 people
- Bhagyabantapur2,058 people
- Pacha Chandpur2,001 people

[All 125 villages in Kaliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/kaliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ashachia?2,168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ashachia in?Nadia district (Kaliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ashachia?57.7% (Census 2011)