# Ward 9, Basukinath (Dumka, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Basukinath, Jharkhand 

# Ward 9, Basukinath

Ward 9 of Basukinath, Dumka district, Jharkhand, had **1,264 people in 256 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 10 census wards. Literacy was 62.2%, below the town average of 68.4%.

- 1,264people (2011)
- 256households
- 10 of 10by population
- 62.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Basukinath?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Basukinath average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**979

Working population ****45.0%**

**36.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 209 (37%) · **■** Farming 44 (8%) · **■** Marginal 316 (56%)

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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 29 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Basukinath average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**58%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****65%**

**53%

Television ****11%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 61,975 people
- Ward 71,852 people
- Ward 81,891 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 9, Basukinath?1,264 people in 256 households (Census 2011)