# Ward 5, Basukinath (Dumka, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Basukinath, Jharkhand 

# Ward 5, Basukinath

Ward 5 of Basukinath, Dumka district, Jharkhand, had **1,899 people in 382 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 75.5%, above the town average of 68.4%.

- 1,899people (2011)
- 382households
- 4 of 10by population
- 75.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Basukinath?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Basukinath average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**979

Working population ****38.7%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 195 (27%) · **■** Household industry 43 (6%) · **■** Farming 124 (17%) · **■** Marginal 372 (51%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 73 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Basukinath average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**25%

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

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**74%

Use banking services ****76%**

**53%

Television ****35%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**24%

Own their home ****93%**

**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
- Ward 61,975 people
- Ward 71,852 people
- Ward 81,891 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Basukinath?1,899 people in 382 households (Census 2011)