# Basan Village, Bhanoli, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Bhanoli, Almora 

# Basan

Basan is a village in Bhanoli sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **243 people in 51 households**, the 85th largest of 224 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 243people (2011)
- 51households
- 82.7%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basan

Of every 100 households in Basan in 2011, 49 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Basan · ■ Bhanoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**52%

Tap water ****86%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**84%

Television ****31%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Basan?

■ Basan · ■ Bhanoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1146

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**940

Working population ****61.7%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 71.3% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 68 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (19%) · **■** Marginal 52 (35%)

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 Bhanoli

- Fara Kholi251 people
- Andoli249 people
- Kola249 people
- Ruwal246 people
- Mel Gaon242 people
- Chamuwa236 people
- Kachhiyola233 people
- Sagar231 people

[All 228 villages in Bhanoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/bhanoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basan?243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basan in?Almora district (Bhanoli sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basan?82.7% (Census 2011)