Village · Para, Puruliya
# Asurbandh

Asurbandh is a village in Para sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 3,357 people in 605 households, the 9th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.
- 3,357 people (2011)
- 605 households
- 63.2% literacy
- 912 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asurbandh

Of every 100 households in Asurbandh in 2011, 36 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Asurbandh · ■ Para rural average
- Electricity for lighting 36% 26%
- Toilet within the home 4% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 92%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 79%
- Use banking services 50% 47%
- Television 17% 16%
- Mobile phone 38% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 15% 20%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Asurbandh?

■ Asurbandh · ■ Para rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.2% 65.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 899 968
- Working population 34.5% 37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 46.4% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 105 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 224 (19%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 222 (19%) · ■ Marginal 606 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Para
- Palma 3,900 people
- Sarulya 3,505 people
- Lipanya 3,503 people
- Bhagaband 3,433 people
- Tentulhiti 3,341 people
- Jabarra 3,244 people
- Jaynagar Alias Udaypur 2,944 people
- Jhanpara 2,830 people

All 132 villages in Para

## Other places named Asurbandh
- Asurbandh · Village, Dumri, Giridih · 4,098 people
- Asurbandh · Village, Purbi Tundi*, Dhanbad · 148 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Asurbandh? 3,357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asurbandh in? Puruliya district (Para sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asurbandh? 63.2% (Census 2011)

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