# Askola Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Askola

Askola is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,564 people in 337 households**, the 11th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,564people (2011)
- 337households
- 77.7%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Askola

Of every 100 households in Askola in 2011, 45 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Askola · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**50%

Television ****17%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Askola?

■ Askola · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**940

Working population ****33.4%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 72.2% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 233 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (13%) · **■** Marginal 146 (28%)

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 - II

- Tapsia1,779 people
- Kuliana1,777 people
- Belaberya1,685 people
- Ambi1,606 people
- Shona Konia1,535 people
- Balia1,390 people
- Rantua Urf Kalsa1,321 people
- Dhadangri1,320 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Askola?1,564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Askola in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Askola?77.7% (Census 2011)