# Basot Village, Bhikiyasain, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Bhikiyasain, Almora 

# Basot

Basot is a village in Bhikiyasain sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **614 people in 164 households**, the 13th largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 614people (2011)
- 164households
- 80.0%literacy
- 1,233females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basot

Of every 100 households in Basot in 2011, 85 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Basot · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**57%

Tap water ****69%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**82%

Use banking services ****96%**

**88%

Television ****59%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**19%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Basot?

■ Basot · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1233**

**1307

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**931

Working population ****47.9%**

**61.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 66.9% for women. 43% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 165 (56%) · **■** Other work 73 (25%) · **■** Marginal 56 (19%)

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

- Kainhargaon686 people
- Hauli674 people
- Tamadhaun671 people
- Paithana629 people
- Ghughati606 people
- Saknara604 people
- Lal Nagari598 people
- Sinaura Dangwal570 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basot?614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basot in?Almora district (Bhikiyasain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basot?80.0% (Census 2011)