# Kasthamahal Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kasthamahal

Kasthamahal is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,156 people in 1,158 households**, the 6th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 5,156people (2011)
- 1,158households
- 77.6%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kasthamahal

Of every 100 households in Kasthamahal in 2011, 50 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kasthamahal · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**44%

Tap water ****81%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****20%**

**36%

Television ****50%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Kasthamahal?

■ Kasthamahal · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**954

Working population ****34.8%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 68.2% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 164 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (10%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 755 (42%) · **■** Marginal 669 (37%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Rashkhali9,399 people
- Dakshin Gouripur9,064 people
- Bagi7,235 people
- Andharmanik6,676 people
- Bakeswar4,940 people
- Kalmikhali4,804 people
- Keoradanga4,205 people
- Gandhabaduli4,194 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kasthamahal?5,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasthamahal in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kasthamahal?77.6% (Census 2011)