# Basai Village, Meerganj, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Meerganj, Bareilly 

# Basai

Basai is a village in Meerganj sub-district of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,258 people in 714 households**, the 13th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 4,258people (2011)
- 714households
- 59.9%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basai

Of every 100 households in Basai in 2011, 5 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basai · ■ Meerganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**52%

Tap water ****74%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****75%**

**70%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Basai?

■ Basai · ■ Meerganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**917

Working population ****30.3%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 45.7% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 568 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (36%) · **■** Household industry 57 (4%) · **■** Other work 125 (10%) · **■** Marginal 76 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Meerganj

- Churai Dalpatpur5,114 people
- Ghatgaon4,683 people
- Chakdaha Bhagautipur4,577 people
- Rahpura Jagir4,364 people
- Mandwa Banshipur4,157 people
- Anandpur4,087 people
- Balli3,940 people
- Chakarpur Urf Lamkan3,732 people

[All 244 villages in Meerganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basai?4,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basai in?Bareilly district (Meerganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basai?59.9% (Census 2011)