# Basila Village, Sakaldiha, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sakaldiha, Chandauli 

# Basila

Basila is a village in Sakaldiha sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,432 people in 483 households**, the 37th largest of 456 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 3,432people (2011)
- 483households
- 76.3%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basila

Of every 100 households in Basila in 2011, 37 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basila · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****73%**

**77%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Basila?

■ Basila · ■ Sakaldiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**911

Working population ****24.3%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 63.6% for women. 41% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 170 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (3%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 288 (34%) · **■** Marginal 340 (41%)

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

- Mahuari Kalan3,554 people
- Virana3,524 people
- Digghi3,498 people
- Papaura3,450 people
- Awajapur3,426 people
- Patpara3,401 people
- Odra Garupur3,342 people
- Jamalpur3,341 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basila?3,432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basila in?Chandauli district (Sakaldiha sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basila?76.3% (Census 2011)