Village · Sikanderpur, Ballia
# Basti Bujurg

Basti Bujurg is a village in Sikanderpur sub-district of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,174 people in 333 households, the 46th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.
- 2,174 people (2011)
- 333 households
- 62.4% literacy
- 945 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basti Bujurg

Of every 100 households in Basti Bujurg in 2011, 28 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basti Bujurg · ■ Sikanderpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 28% 19%
- Toilet within the home 6% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 78%
- Tap water 0% 17%
- Drinking water within premises 67% 63%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 93%
- Use banking services 66% 78%
- Television 10% 20%
- Mobile phone 74% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 7% 11%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Basti Bujurg?

■ Basti Bujurg · ■ Sikanderpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.4% 70.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 963
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 876 903
- Working population 35.4% 30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 49.9% for women. 42% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 135 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 258 (34%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 30 (4%) · ■ Marginal 343 (45%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sikanderpur
- Chandi 2,268 people
- Sikiya 2,256 people
- Bhuda Dih 2,182 people
- Rudarwar 2,175 people
- Januwan 2,155 people
- Sariyion Manobir 2,112 people
- Ukchhi 2,102 people
- Karmouta 2,078 people

All 241 villages in Sikanderpur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Basti Bujurg? 2,174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basti Bujurg in? Ballia district (Sikanderpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basti Bujurg? 62.4% (Census 2011)

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