# Ward 7, Basukinath (Dumka, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Basukinath, Jharkhand 

# Ward 7, Basukinath

Ward 7 of Basukinath, Dumka district, Jharkhand, had **1,852 people in 385 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 77.0%, above the town average of 68.4%.

- 1,852people (2011)
- 385households
- 6 of 10by population
- 77.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 7, Basukinath?

■ Ward 7 · ■ Basukinath average

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

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**979

Working population ****23.3%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 346 (80%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Farming 68 (16%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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 7

Of every 100 households in Ward 7 in 2011, 78 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 7 · ■ Basukinath average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**74%

Tap water ****25%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**24%

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

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**74%

Use banking services ****56%**

**53%

Television ****53%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**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 41,461 people
- Ward 51,899 people
- Ward 61,975 people
- Ward 81,891 people
- Ward 91,264 people
- Ward 101,285 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 7, Basukinath?1,852 people in 385 households (Census 2011)