# Basantpur Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,329 people in 207 households**, the 140th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,329people (2011)
- 207households
- 66.6%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**87%

Tap water ****42%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**48%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**91%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**928

Working population ****26.0%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 48.0% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 192 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 29 (8%) · **■** Other work 62 (18%) · **■** Marginal 54 (16%)

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 Harraiya

- Gopinathpur1,355 people
- Dengoraha1,353 people
- Gunda Kunvar1,347 people
- Nideuri Khamhaua1,340 people
- Pithiya Laskari1,323 people
- Tursi1,321 people
- Shambhupur1,317 people
- Kangai Bujurg1,316 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basantpur?1,329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?66.6% (Census 2011)