# Baskuni Village, Lohaghat, Champawat (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Lohaghat, Champawat 

# Baskuni

Baskuni is a village in Lohaghat sub-district of Champawat district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **842 people in 172 households**, the 17th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 842people (2011)
- 172households
- 77.9%literacy
- 1,064females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baskuni

Of every 100 households in Baskuni in 2011, 70 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baskuni · ■ Lohaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**63%

Tap water ****45%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**74%

Use banking services ****75%**

**75%

Television ****34%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Baskuni?

■ Baskuni · ■ Lohaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**877

Working population ****50.0%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 62.8% for women. 44% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (10%) · **■** Marginal 377 (90%)

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 Lohaghat

- Raikot Kunwar871 people
- Dungraleti866 people
- Kanakot857 people
- Sela Salpar845 people
- Forti828 people
- Khuna Bora795 people
- Maduwa791 people
- Dungra Bora778 people

[All 287 villages in Lohaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/champawat/lohaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baskuni?842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baskuni in?Champawat district (Lohaghat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Baskuni?77.9% (Census 2011)