# Astia Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Astia

Astia is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **385 people in 91 households**, the 142nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 385people (2011)
- 91households
- 38.5%literacy
- 1,139females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Astia

Of every 100 households in Astia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Astia · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

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 Astia?

■ Astia · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1139**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**963

Working population ****47.0%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 25.4% for women. 66% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (7%) · **■** Household industry 10 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 105 (58%)

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 Nayagram

- Pala Sia396 people
- Tikra Para396 people
- Bhalia Chati391 people
- Jagannath Pur390 people
- Kapti Bhol385 people
- Chun Khulia383 people
- Jhara Bani383 people
- Nen Guria373 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Astia?385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Astia?38.5% (Census 2011)