# Basantpur Khurd Village, Maharajganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Basantpur Khurd

Basantpur Khurd is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,220 people in 360 households**, the 208th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,220people (2011)
- 360households
- 62.9%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basantpur Khurd

Of every 100 households in Basantpur Khurd in 2011, 15 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basantpur Khurd · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****77%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**46%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****85%**

**84%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Basantpur Khurd?

■ Basantpur Khurd · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**928

Working population ****47.4%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 48.9% for women. 57% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 386 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (12%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (7%) · **■** Marginal 451 (43%)

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

- Baspar2,237 people
- Parasa Raja2,235 people
- Rudalapur2,235 people
- Banspar2,233 people
- Ovari2,217 people
- Rudrapur2,216 people
- Bishunpurb Madehar2,194 people
- Mohanapur2,190 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basantpur Khurd?2,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur Khurd in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur Khurd?62.9% (Census 2011)