# Basudha Village, Kanksa, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Kanksa, Barddhaman 

# Basudha

Basudha is a village in Kanksa sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,166 people in 1,254 households**, the 2nd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 5,166people (2011)
- 1,254households
- 74.7%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basudha

Of every 100 households in Basudha in 2011, 48 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basudha · ■ Kanksa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**68%

Tap water ****25%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**70%

Use banking services ****52%**

**68%

Television ****26%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Basudha?

■ Basudha · ■ Kanksa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**976

Working population ****49.1%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 66.4% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 191 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (11%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 839 (33%) · **■** Marginal 1,194 (47%)

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 Kanksa

- Panagar5,510 people
- Ijjatganj4,085 people
- Shilampur3,968 people
- Birudiha3,377 people
- Shyambazar3,308 people

[All 82 villages in Kanksa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kanksa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basudha?5,166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basudha in?Barddhaman district (Kanksa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basudha?74.7% (Census 2011)