# Askanda Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Askanda

Askanda is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **376 people in 86 households**, the 307th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 376people (2011)
- 86households
- 69.3%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Askanda

Of every 100 households in Askanda in 2011, 72 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Askanda · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****93%**

**58%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**18%

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 Askanda?

■ Askanda · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**960

Working population ****44.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 57.7% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (41%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 45 (27%)

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 Keshpur

- Paharchak383 people
- Sankua382 people
- Bhasa Daha381 people
- Kamar Gerya379 people
- Ghoradaura370 people
- Belerya369 people
- Chuchara369 people
- Chak Prasad368 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Askanda?376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Askanda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Askanda?69.3% (Census 2011)