# Kasdihi, Jhalda - II, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya 

# Kasdihi

Kasdihi is a village in [Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **533 people in 102 households**, the 87th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 533people (2011)
- 102households
- 68.1%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kasdihi

Of every 100 households in Kasdihi in 2011, 6 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kasdihi · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****6%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kasdihi?

■ Kasdihi · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****685**

**973

Working population ****50.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 49.1% for women. 49% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 54 (20%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 136 (51%)

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 Jhalda - II

- Dulmi586 people
- Bingdaru582 people
- Amra556 people
- Chutukpiri539 people
- Chhota Metyala517 people
- Kanthali505 people
- Rajadera502 people
- Lupungdi499 people

[All 129 villages in Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kasdihi?533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasdihi in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kasdihi?68.1% (Census 2011)