# Basta Village, Jakholi*, Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jakholi*, Rudraprayag 

# Basta

Basta is a village in Jakholi* sub-district of Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **652 people in 161 households**, the 32nd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 652people (2011)
- 161households
- 79.9%literacy
- 1,225females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basta

Of every 100 households in Basta in 2011, 92 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basta · ■ Jakholi* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**54%

Tap water ****87%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**76%

Use banking services ****34%**

**81%

Television ****54%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Basta?

■ Basta · ■ Jakholi* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1225**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****604**

**919

Working population ****49.1%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 69.1% for women. 41% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 296 (92%)

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 Jakholi*

- Barsir722 people
- Goti713 people
- Jakholi661 people
- Mayali659 people
- Bag Seer634 people
- Kanda625 people
- Uchhana599 people
- Kuri Aduli576 people

[All 138 villages in Jakholi*](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/rudraprayag/jakholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basta?652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basta in?Rudraprayag district (Jakholi* sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basta?79.9% (Census 2011)