# Basantkot Village, Munsiari, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Munsiari, Pithoragarh 

# Basantkot

Basantkot is a village in Munsiari sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **215 people in 54 households**, the 73rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 215people (2011)
- 54households
- 73.4%literacy
- 1,129females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basantkot

Of every 100 households in Basantkot in 2011, 93 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basantkot · ■ Munsiari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**52%

Tap water ****89%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**68%

Use banking services ****95%**

**92%

Television ****55%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 Basantkot?

■ Basantkot · ■ Munsiari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1129**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2200**

**884

Working population ****61.4%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 52.4% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 64 (48%) · **■** Other work 18 (14%) · **■** Marginal 50 (38%)

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 Munsiari

- Barniya Gaon219 people
- Ghat Ghorgari219 people
- Gola219 people
- Khet Bharar216 people
- Pato211 people
- Ghor Patta Talla210 people
- Madarma204 people
- Wadni Dhar204 people

[All 231 villages in Munsiari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/munsiari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basantkot?215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantkot in?Pithoragarh district (Munsiari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basantkot?73.4% (Census 2011)