# Ward 1, Basukinath (Dumka, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Basukinath, Jharkhand 

# Ward 1, Basukinath

Ward 1 of Basukinath, Dumka district, Jharkhand, had **1,356 people in 279 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the town average of 68.4%.

- 1,356people (2011)
- 279households
- 8 of 10by population
- 69.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Basukinath?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Basukinath average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**979

Working population ****32.7%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 386 (87%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Farming 29 (7%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

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 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 71 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Basukinath average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**74%

Use banking services ****67%**

**53%

Television ****62%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****90%**

**95%

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 Basukinath

- Ward 21,941 people
- Ward 32,199 people
- Ward 41,461 people

[Full Basukinath ward list (10 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jarmundi/basukinath/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Basukinath?1,356 people in 279 households (Census 2011)