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Askola Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Askola is a medium size village located in Gopiballavpur - II Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 337 families residing. The Askola village has population of 1564 of which 796 are males while 768 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Askola village population of children with age 0-6 is 165 which makes up 10.55 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Askola village is 965 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Askola as per census is 988, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Askola village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Askola village was 77.70 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Askola Male literacy stands at 83.03 % while female literacy rate was 72.16 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Askola village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Askola village.

Askola Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 337 - -
Population 1,564 796 768
Child (0-6) 165 83 82
Schedule Caste 318 152 166
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 77.70 % 83.03 % 72.16 %
Total Workers 523 432 91
Main Worker 377 - -
Marginal Worker 146 85 61

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.33 % of total population in Askola village. The village Askola currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Askola village out of total population, 523 were engaged in work activities. 72.08 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.92 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 523 workers engaged in Main Work, 233 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 76 were Agricultural labourer.