# Astara Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Astara

Astara is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,741 people in 408 households**, the 44th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,741people (2011)
- 408households
- 91.0%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Astara

Of every 100 households in Astara in 2011, 89 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Astara · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**21%

Tap water ****37%**

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**89%

Use banking services ****28%**

**38%

Television ****37%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Astara?

■ Astara · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**955

Working population ****43.1%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 87.0% for women. 64% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (10%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 271 (36%) · **■** Marginal 358 (48%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Dariala1,978 people
- Khanda Gram1,913 people
- Agar1,911 people
- Bansda1,906 people
- Tarangakhali1,729 people
- Shahara1,684 people
- Guluria1,667 people
- Padampur1,664 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Astara?1,741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astara in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Astara?91.0% (Census 2011)