# Basantpur Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,153 people in 173 households**, the 150th largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 1,153people (2011)
- 173households
- 72.5%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**41%

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

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**91%

Use banking services ****88%**

**80%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**904

Working population ****33.5%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 63.0% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 296 (77%)

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 Khajni

- Miya Pakadi1,178 people
- Chhitauni Bujurg1,171 people
- Manikapar1,162 people
- Mukarimpur1,162 people
- Nargara Janga Singh1,133 people
- Ratsahi1,133 people
- Kewatale1,131 people
- Dewdar Tula1,123 people

[All 769 villages in Khajni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/khajni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basantpur?1,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?72.5% (Census 2011)