# Basanalgaon Village, Bhikiyasain, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bhikiyasain, Almora 

# Basanalgaon

Basanalgaon is a village in Bhikiyasain sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **456 people in 123 households**, the 25th largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 456people (2011)
- 123households
- 87.6%literacy
- 1,224females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basanalgaon

Of every 100 households in Basanalgaon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basanalgaon · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**57%

Tap water ****97%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**82%

Use banking services ****95%**

**88%

Television ****78%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**19%

Own their home ****72%**

**93%

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 Basanalgaon?

■ Basanalgaon · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1224**

**1307

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**931

Working population ****87.1%**

**61.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 80.5% for women. 82% of men and 91% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 161 (41%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 72 (18%) · **■** Marginal 157 (40%)

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 Bhikiyasain

- Kalia Ligune510 people
- Kotesari505 people
- Chachroti476 people
- Udepur474 people
- Sirmoli444 people
- Binoli441 people
- Punakote430 people
- Dadholi428 people

[All 397 villages in Bhikiyasain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/bhikiyasain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basanalgaon?456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basanalgaon in?Almora district (Bhikiyasain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basanalgaon?87.6% (Census 2011)