# Basanta Village, Nalhati - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - I, Birbhum 

# Basanta

Basanta is a village in Nalhati - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,004 people in 428 households**, the 38th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 2,004people (2011)
- 428households
- 82.8%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basanta

Of every 100 households in Basanta in 2011, 19 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basanta · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Basanta?

■ Basanta · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**959

Working population ****30.9%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 77.9% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 134 (22%) · **■** Marginal 263 (42%)

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 Nalhati - I

- Sultanpur2,320 people
- Kanior2,308 people
- Bhagabatipur2,232 people
- Barla2,043 people
- Shingdohari1,963 people
- Sujalpur1,927 people
- Tailpara1,876 people
- Khanpur1,834 people

[All 94 villages in Nalhati - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basanta?2,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basanta in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basanta?82.8% (Census 2011)