# Asanda Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Asanda

Asanda is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **587 people in 124 households**, the 154th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 587people (2011)
- 124households
- 80.0%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asanda

Of every 100 households in Asanda in 2011, 41 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asanda · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**44%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**61%

Television ****22%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

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 Asanda?

■ Asanda · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**942

Working population ****49.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 71.2% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (12%) · **■** Marginal 236 (82%)

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 Narayangarh

- Saika Patna597 people
- Nayan Basan595 people
- Budh Mangali594 people
- Torra591 people
- Keshipur587 people
- Uttar Karkara584 people
- Dauka580 people
- Parijatpur566 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asanda?587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asanda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asanda?80.0% (Census 2011)