# Ward 2, Basukinath (Dumka, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Basukinath, Jharkhand 

# Ward 2, Basukinath

Ward 2 of Basukinath, Dumka district, Jharkhand, had **1,941 people in 432 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 77.0%, above the town average of 68.4%.

- 1,941people (2011)
- 432households
- 3 of 10by population
- 77.0%literacy

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

■ Ward 2 · ■ Basukinath average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**979

Working population ****31.1%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 423 (70%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Farming 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 147 (24%)

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, 72 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Basukinath average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**74%

Use banking services ****60%**

**53%

Television ****53%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 11,356 people
- Ward 32,199 people
- Ward 41,461 people
- Ward 51,899 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 2, Basukinath?1,941 people in 432 households (Census 2011)