# Ward 10, Basukinath (Dumka, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Basukinath, Jharkhand 

# Ward 10, Basukinath

Ward 10 of Basukinath, Dumka district, Jharkhand, had **1,285 people in 285 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 36.8%, below the town average of 68.4%.

- 1,285people (2011)
- 285households
- 9 of 10by population
- 36.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 10, Basukinath?

■ Ward 10 · ■ Basukinath average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.8%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****48.7%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 76 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Farming 475 (76%) · **■** Marginal 72 (12%)

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 10

Of every 100 households in Ward 10 in 2011, 5 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 10 · ■ Basukinath average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**24%

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

**21%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****19%**

**53%

Television ****5%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 71,852 people
- Ward 81,891 people
- Ward 91,264 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 10, Basukinath?1,285 people in 285 households (Census 2011)