# Basantapur Village, Misrikh, Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Misrikh, Sitapur 

# Basantapur

Basantapur is a village in Misrikh sub-district of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **946 people in 168 households**, the 347th largest of 586 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 946people (2011)
- 168households
- 72.1%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basantapur

Of every 100 households in Basantapur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basantapur · ■ Misrikh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****7%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**28%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**86%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**14%

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 Basantapur?

■ Basantapur · ■ Misrikh rural average

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

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**916

Working population ****34.1%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 56.3% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 255 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (7%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 39 (12%)

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 Misrikh

- Deokali956 people
- Gadnapur955 people
- Gujarpur953 people
- Sahjapur951 people
- Dighra943 people
- Bar Chandpur932 people
- Amanullapur929 people
- Baherakhra Khera929 people

[All 591 villages in Misrikh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/misrikh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basantapur?946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantapur in?Sitapur district (Misrikh sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basantapur?72.1% (Census 2011)