# Asapur Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Asapur

Asapur is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **765 people in 188 households**, the 79th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 765people (2011)
- 188households
- 80.7%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asapur

Of every 100 households in Asapur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asapur · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**84%

Use banking services ****68%**

**42%

Television ****54%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**37%

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 Asapur?

■ Asapur · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**937

Working population ****46.9%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 73.5% for women. 67% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (8%) · **■** Household industry 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 185 (52%) · **■** Marginal 70 (19%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Jhaudari908 people
- Rekha856 people
- Kushbaria821 people
- Dakjoari794 people
- Dhukrijhara741 people
- Seora Hati736 people
- Parasurampur664 people
- Andharia614 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asapur?765 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asapur?80.7% (Census 2011)