# Basani Village, Sakaldiha, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sakaldiha, Chandauli 

# Basani

Basani is a village in Sakaldiha sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,889 people in 552 households**, the 23rd largest of 456 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 3,889people (2011)
- 552households
- 74.6%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basani

Of every 100 households in Basani in 2011, 50 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basani · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**80%

Tap water ****13%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****72%**

**77%

Television ****49%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

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 Basani?

■ Basani · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**911

Working population ****24.0%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 63.2% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 85 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (14%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 220 (24%) · **■** Marginal 467 (50%)

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 Sakaldiha

- Kharan4,218 people
- Kaithi4,165 people
- Jamunipur3,950 people
- Torwan3,927 people
- Dharahara3,852 people
- Tajpur3,809 people
- Mahuji3,766 people
- Negura3,727 people

[All 493 villages in Sakaldiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/sakaldiha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basani?3,889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basani in?Chandauli district (Sakaldiha sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basani?74.6% (Census 2011)