# Asura Village, Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Asura

Asura is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **243 people in 48 households**, the 93rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 243people (2011)
- 48households
- 83.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asura

Of every 100 households in Asura in 2011, 56 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asura · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**50%

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

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**43%

Television ****29%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**22%

Own their home ****92%**

**99%

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 Asura?

■ Asura · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**946

Working population ****39.5%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 72.6% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 93 (97%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%)

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 Mohanpur

- Bagpatta291 people
- Kashiyabag272 people
- Chakpurushottanpur266 people
- Aladpur254 people
- Gobrachak216 people
- Panchkonia210 people
- Kashichak203 people
- Chak Shalki152 people

[All 103 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asura?243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asura in?Paschim Medinipur district (Mohanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asura?83.1% (Census 2011)