# Basantapur Village, Shyampur - II, Haora (West Bengal)

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Village · Shyampur - II, Haora 

# Basantapur

Basantapur is a village in Shyampur - II sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **729 people in 165 households**, the 66th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 729people (2011)
- 165households
- 86.3%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basantapur

Of every 100 households in Basantapur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basantapur · ■ Shyampur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**62%

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

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****14%**

**28%

Television ****21%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**29%

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 Basantapur?

■ Basantapur · ■ Shyampur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****638**

**961

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 80.0% for women. 62% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (15%) · **■** Household industry 15 (6%) · **■** Other work 27 (10%) · **■** Marginal 168 (64%)

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 Shyampur - II

- Charabasulya832 people
- Narrottampur818 people
- Pashchim Basudebpur799 people
- Rengara748 people
- Sajinagachhi719 people
- Kanthaldaha621 people
- Paikbar619 people
- Chilara609 people

[All 73 villages in Shyampur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/shyampur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basantapur?729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantapur in?Haora district (Shyampur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basantapur?86.3% (Census 2011)