# Sastakhali Village, Canning - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sastakhali

Sastakhali is a village in Canning - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,325 people in 449 households**, the 31st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 2,325people (2011)
- 449households
- 61.0%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sastakhali

Of every 100 households in Sastakhali in 2011, 7 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sastakhali · ■ Canning - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**92%

Use banking services ****9%**

**12%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**47%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sastakhali?

■ Sastakhali · ■ Canning - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**961

Working population ****32.8%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 53.9% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 721 (95%)

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 Canning - II

- Parganti2,781 people
- Deuli2,753 people
- Ghikhali2,677 people
- Jibantala2,355 people
- Paina2,314 people
- Kaluakhali2,226 people
- Bamunia2,128 people
- Mukhujya Para1,847 people

[All 61 villages in Canning - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sastakhali?2,325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sastakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sastakhali?61.0% (Census 2011)