# Ward 2, Basugaon (Chirang, Assam) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Basugaon, Assam 

# Ward 2, Basugaon

Ward 2 of Basugaon, Chirang district, Assam, had **2,874 people in 686 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 4 census wards. Literacy was 93.0%, above the town average of 84.6%.

- 2,874people (2011)
- 686households
- 3 of 4by population
- 93.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Basugaon?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Basugaon average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**958

Working population ****36.3%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 940 (90%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Farming 35 (3%) · **■** Marginal 53 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 88 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Basugaon average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**12%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

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

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**55%

Use banking services ****92%**

**67%

Television ****69%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****89%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Basugaon

- Ward 11,983 people
- Ward 34,439 people
- Ward 44,553 people

[Full Basugaon ward list (4 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/kokrajhar/basugaon/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Basugaon?2,874 people in 686 households (Census 2011)