# Asuragar Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/asuragar/

Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Asuragar

Asuragar is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,155 people in 243 households**, the 96th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,155people (2011)
- 243households
- 78.0%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Asuragar

Of every 100 households in Asuragar in 2011, 54 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asuragar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**33%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****27%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**17%

Television ****22%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Asuragar?

■ Asuragar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**958

Working population ****33.9%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 68.0% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (26%) · **■** Household industry 22 (6%) · **■** Other work 187 (48%) · **■** Marginal 30 (8%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Kaili1,204 people
- Madhu Sikar1,194 people
- Kaliara1,192 people
- Khudan1,184 people
- Uttar Basantapur1,151 people
- Jibanpur1,109 people
- Majlispur1,093 people
- Bawaldeh1,090 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Asuragar?1,155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asuragar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Asuragar?78.0% (Census 2011)