# Basntpur Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Basntpur

Basntpur is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,656 people in 563 households**, the 78th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 3,656people (2011)
- 563households
- 61.7%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basntpur

Of every 100 households in Basntpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basntpur · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**80%

Tap water ****69%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**46%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****93%**

**84%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Basntpur?

■ Basntpur · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**928

Working population ****45.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 49.4% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (12%) · **■** Household industry 114 (7%) · **■** Other work 97 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,101 (66%)

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

- Piparia3,694 people
- Hemchhapar3,683 people
- Rampur Buzurg3,677 people
- Pipara Kalyan3,669 people
- Puraina Khandi Chaura3,637 people
- Jarar3,617 people
- Sohrauna3,611 people
- Barawa Raja3,582 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basntpur?3,656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basntpur in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basntpur?61.7% (Census 2011)