# Ward 6, Basukinath (Dumka, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Basukinath, Jharkhand 

# Ward 6, Basukinath

Ward 6 of Basukinath, Dumka district, Jharkhand, had **1,975 people in 418 households** at the 2011 Census — the 2nd most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 61.3%, below the town average of 68.4%.

- 1,975people (2011)
- 418households
- 2 of 10by population
- 61.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 6, Basukinath?

■ Ward 6 · ■ Basukinath average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**979

Working population ****35.8%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 283 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Farming 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 392 (55%)

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 6

Of every 100 households in Ward 6 in 2011, 51 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 6 · ■ Basukinath average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**74%

Tap water ****13%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**74%

Use banking services ****34%**

**53%

Television ****32%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 32,199 people
- Ward 41,461 people
- Ward 51,899 people
- 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 6, Basukinath?1,975 people in 418 households (Census 2011)