# Basiraha Village, Raniganj, Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Raniganj, Pratapgarh 

# Basiraha

Basiraha is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,246 people in 196 households**, the 136th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,246people (2011)
- 196households
- 68.8%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basiraha

Of every 100 households in Basiraha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Basiraha · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****89%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****34%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Basiraha?

■ Basiraha · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**904

Working population ****34.6%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 54.1% for women. 38% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 331 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Raniganj

- Pupipur1,272 people
- Jajapur1,262 people
- Rajapur1,261 people
- Sigahi1,255 people
- Rajapur Kharhar1,235 people
- Husenpur1,221 people
- Sujha1,208 people
- Pure Hiraman1,204 people

[All 303 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/pratapgarh/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basiraha?1,246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basiraha in?Pratapgarh district (Raniganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basiraha?68.8% (Census 2011)