# Ward 3, Basukinath (Dumka, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Basukinath, Jharkhand 

# Ward 3, Basukinath

Ward 3 of Basukinath, Dumka district, Jharkhand, had **2,199 people in 484 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the town average of 68.4%.

- 2,199people (2011)
- 484households
- 1 of 10by population
- 66.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 3, Basukinath?

■ Ward 3 · ■ Basukinath average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1124**

**979

Working population ****41.3%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 185 (20%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Farming 122 (13%) · **■** Marginal 577 (63%)

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 3

Of every 100 households in Ward 3 in 2011, 52 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 3 · ■ Basukinath average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**74%

Use banking services ****34%**

**53%

Television ****30%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 21,941 people
- Ward 41,461 people
- Ward 51,899 people
- Ward 61,975 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 3, Basukinath?2,199 people in 484 households (Census 2011)