# Basahata Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Basahata

Basahata is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 151 households**, the 276th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 954people (2011)
- 151households
- 66.6%literacy
- 1,092females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basahata

Of every 100 households in Basahata in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Basahata · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**85%

Tap water ****90%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Basahata?

■ Basahata · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

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

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**924

Working population ****17.8%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 52.5% for women. 29% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (34%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 25 (15%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Pakari962 people
- Kurawan959 people
- Adari957 people
- Chhimiyah956 people
- Sahani954 people
- Marufpur952 people
- Khemaipur943 people
- Sakapur940 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basahata?954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basahata in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basahata?66.6% (Census 2011)