# Basntpur Village, Campierganj, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Campierganj, Gorakhpur 

# Basntpur

Basntpur is a village in Campierganj sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,887 people in 1,383 households**, the 1st largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 7,887people (2011)
- 1,383households
- 58.0%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basntpur

Of every 100 households in Basntpur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Basntpur · ■ Campierganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****35%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**10%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****75%**

**78%

Television ****23%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Basntpur?

■ Basntpur · ■ Campierganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**924

Working population ****30.0%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 45.4% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 604 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 540 (23%) · **■** Household industry 56 (2%) · **■** Other work 403 (17%) · **■** Marginal 761 (32%)

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 Campierganj

- Jangal Bihuli7,474 people
- Sarhari7,409 people
- Indarpur6,647 people
- Loharpurwa6,351 people

[All 217 villages in Campierganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/campierganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basntpur?7,887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basntpur in?Gorakhpur district (Campierganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basntpur?58.0% (Census 2011)