# Ward 8, Basukinath (Dumka, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Basukinath, Jharkhand 

# Ward 8, Basukinath

Ward 8 of Basukinath, Dumka district, Jharkhand, had **1,891 people in 402 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 85.1%, above the town average of 68.4%.

- 1,891people (2011)
- 402households
- 5 of 10by population
- 85.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Basukinath?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Basukinath average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**979

Working population ****28.9%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 442 (81%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Farming 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 51 (9%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 86 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Basukinath average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**74%

Tap water ****32%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**74%

Use banking services ****81%**

**53%

Television ****62%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 51,899 people
- Ward 61,975 people
- Ward 71,852 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 8, Basukinath?1,891 people in 402 households (Census 2011)