# Basantabati Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Basantabati

Basantabati is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,007 people in 505 households**, the 53rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 2,007people (2011)
- 505households
- 87.9%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basantabati

Of every 100 households in Basantabati in 2011, 90 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basantabati · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**30%

Tap water ****78%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****51%**

**42%

Television ****31%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Basantabati?

■ Basantabati · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099**

**959

Working population ****30.7%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 79.6% for women. 58% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 222 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (10%) · **■** Marginal 137 (22%)

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 Arambag

- Uttar Rasulpur2,032 people
- Satmasa2,026 people
- Balia2,021 people
- Ghar Gohal2,021 people
- Chak Jalal1,760 people
- Hamirbati1,754 people
- Chandibati1,740 people
- Birati1,715 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basantabati?2,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantabati in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basantabati?87.9% (Census 2011)