# Asurara Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Asurara

Asurara is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 48 households**, the 145th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 248people (2011)
- 48households
- 60.1%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asurara

Of every 100 households in Asurara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asurara · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**82%

Tap water ****20%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Asurara?

■ Asurara · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****52.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 45.8% for women. 55% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (76%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 10 (8%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Bara Menia261 people
- Dhan Ghori260 people
- Kaptisol255 people
- Banshidharpur250 people
- Phula Kendu247 people
- Mancha Bandha246 people
- Noha Malia243 people
- Mathasahi238 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asurara?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asurara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asurara?60.1% (Census 2011)