# Ward 4, Basukinath (Dumka, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Basukinath, Jharkhand 

# Ward 4, Basukinath

Ward 4 of Basukinath, Dumka district, Jharkhand, had **1,461 people in 307 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 58.7%, below the town average of 68.4%.

- 1,461people (2011)
- 307households
- 7 of 10by population
- 58.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 4, Basukinath?

■ Ward 4 · ■ Basukinath average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**68.4%

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

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**979

Working population ****42.8%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 127 (20%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Farming 291 (47%) · **■** Marginal 197 (32%)

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 4

Of every 100 households in Ward 4 in 2011, 50 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 4 · ■ Basukinath average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**74%

Use banking services ****42%**

**53%

Television ****21%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 32,199 people
- Ward 51,899 people
- Ward 61,975 people
- Ward 71,852 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 4, Basukinath?1,461 people in 307 households (Census 2011)