# Asasgar Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Asasgar

Asasgar is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,324 people in 764 households**, the 11th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 3,324people (2011)
- 764households
- 89.3%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asasgar

Of every 100 households in Asasgar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Asasgar · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**68%

Tap water ****47%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**90%

Use banking services ****68%**

**32%

Television ****67%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**25%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

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 Asasgar?

■ Asasgar · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**968

Working population ****34.4%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 86.3% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 63 (6%) · **■** Other work 986 (86%) · **■** Marginal 83 (7%)

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 Midnapore

- Banpura3,544 people
- Maliara3,484 people
- Rajar Bagan3,393 people
- Pathra3,356 people
- Kulada3,011 people
- Jamkunda2,870 people
- Ajodhya Nagar2,738 people
- Jagul2,638 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asasgar?3,324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asasgar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asasgar?89.3% (Census 2011)