# Basahia Buzurg Village, Maharajganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Basahia Buzurg

Basahia Buzurg is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,124 people in 986 households**, the 21st largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 6,124people (2011)
- 986households
- 72.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basahia Buzurg

Of every 100 households in Basahia Buzurg in 2011, 25 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Basahia Buzurg · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**80%

Tap water ****53%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****28%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Basahia Buzurg?

■ Basahia Buzurg · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**928

Working population ****29.7%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 58.5% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 238 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (16%) · **■** Household industry 53 (3%) · **■** Other work 412 (23%) · **■** Marginal 833 (46%)

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 Maharajganj

- Satguru6,439 people
- Panewa Panei6,247 people
- Senduria6,242 people
- Laxmipur Deurawa6,226 people
- Baspar Baijauli6,117 people
- Chaumukha6,029 people
- Laxmipur Ekdanga5,860 people
- Netasurhurawa5,689 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basahia Buzurg?6,124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basahia Buzurg in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basahia Buzurg?72.1% (Census 2011)