# Basna Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Basna

Basna is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,564 people in 368 households**, the 45th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,564people (2011)
- 368households
- 74.1%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basna

Of every 100 households in Basna in 2011, 46 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basna · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**52%

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

**59%

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

**40%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****58%**

**48%

Television ****29%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Basna?

■ Basna · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135**

**948

Working population ****48.8%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 66.4% for women. 67% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 499 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (7%) · **■** Marginal 18 (2%)

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 Balagarh

- Beleswar1,678 people
- Sabek Char Krishnabati1,639 people
- Ahmadpur1,608 people
- Jagulia1,565 people
- Malancha1,532 people
- Dhopapara1,496 people
- Patuli1,475 people
- Naricha1,471 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basna?1,564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basna in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basna?74.1% (Census 2011)