# Basauli, Shahganj, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/basauli/

Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Basauli

Basauli is a village in [Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,836 people in 286 households**, the 125th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,836people (2011)
- 286households
- 71.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basauli

Of every 100 households in Basauli in 2011, 12 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Basauli · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****21%**

**16%

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

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**80%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

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 Basauli?

■ Basauli · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**920

Working population ****42.2%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 61.5% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (5%) · **■** Household industry 194 (25%) · **■** Other work 228 (29%) · **■** Marginal 179 (23%)

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 Shahganj

- Gauspur1,864 people
- Kairadeeha1,858 people
- Pakari1,845 people
- Amari1,842 people
- Katghar1,836 people
- Mela1,835 people
- Kohra1,831 people
- Shekhpur1,823 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Other places named Basauli

- Basauli · Village, Madhubani, Madhubani · 12,413 people
- Basauli · Village, Bidhuna, Auraiya · 6,602 people
- Basauli · Village, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur · 6,521 people
- Basauli · Village, Buxar, Buxar · 3,902 people
- Basauli · Village, Lakri Nabiganj, Siwan · 3,020 people
- Basauli · Village, Fatehpur, Bara Banki · 2,599 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basauli?1,836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basauli in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basauli?71.5% (Census 2011)