# Basta Village, Tirwa, Kannauj (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Tirwa, Kannauj 

# Basta

Basta is a village in Tirwa sub-district of Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,870 people in 1,066 households**, the 15th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 5,870people (2011)
- 1,066households
- 70.6%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basta

Of every 100 households in Basta in 2011, 19 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basta · ■ Tirwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****9%**

**13%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****67%**

**69%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**12%

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 Basta?

■ Basta · ■ Tirwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**896

Working population ****36.3%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 59.2% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,064 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (7%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 82 (4%) · **■** Marginal 791 (37%)

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 Tirwa

- Jankhat6,296 people
- Agous6,241 people
- Umarda6,179 people
- Poora Rai5,885 people
- Paithana5,752 people
- Umaranpur5,639 people
- Bhunna5,603 people
- Khanpur5,562 people

[All 165 villages in Tirwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kannauj/tirwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basta?5,870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basta in?Kannauj district (Tirwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basta?70.6% (Census 2011)