# Basishtapur Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Basishtapur

Basishtapur is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,386 people in 326 households**, the 71st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,386people (2011)
- 326households
- 78.9%literacy
- 1,075females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basishtapur

Of every 100 households in Basishtapur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basishtapur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**84%

Use banking services ****72%**

**65%

Television ****30%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Basishtapur?

■ Basishtapur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**982

Working population ****34.3%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 74.4% for women. 60% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (48%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 125 (26%) · **■** Marginal 50 (11%)

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 Jamalpur

- Bara Tikra1,702 people
- Siptai1,637 people
- Habaspur1,479 people
- Dadpur1,430 people
- Ilsara1,382 people
- Kanakpur1,375 people
- Haragobindapur1,351 people
- Jotsubal1,338 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basishtapur?1,386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basishtapur in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basishtapur?78.9% (Census 2011)