# Agurasia Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Agurasia

Agurasia is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,194 people in 413 households**, the 46th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 2,194people (2011)
- 413households
- 42.7%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agurasia

Of every 100 households in Agurasia in 2011, 24 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agurasia · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Agurasia?

■ Agurasia · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**967

Working population ****24.8%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.8% for men and 37.6% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 210 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (34%) · **■** Other work 33 (6%) · **■** Marginal 116 (21%)

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 Islampur

- Maruagaon2,473 people
- Latmasid2,443 people
- Benikaner Alias Rahatpur2,343 people
- Sialtor Taranjanbari2,197 people
- Daribhir2,127 people
- Rohia2,021 people
- Jhargaon2,008 people
- Kalughat1,986 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agurasia?2,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agurasia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agurasia?42.7% (Census 2011)