# Basan Village, Kalsi, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Kalsi, Dehradun 

# Basan

Basan is a village in Kalsi sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 33 households**, the 91st largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 179people (2011)
- 33households
- 71.7%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basan

Of every 100 households in Basan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Basan · ■ Kalsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**50%

Tap water ****69%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**80%

Use banking services ****100%**

**86%

Television ****38%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**17%

Own their home ****75%**

**85%

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 · ■ Kalsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**953

Working population ****31.3%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 66.2% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (41%) · **■** Other work 5 (9%) · **■** Marginal 28 (50%)

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 Kalsi

- Sainj187 people
- Gadaura Sakraula185 people
- Phatyou184 people
- Kunna181 people
- Asta177 people
- Dwina175 people
- Ludhera174 people
- Kusyou172 people

[All 170 villages in Kalsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/kalsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basan?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basan in?Dehradun district (Kalsi sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basan?71.7% (Census 2011)