# Basai, Hugli (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Hugli, West Bengal 

# Basai

Basai is a town in Serampur Uttarpara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **8,772 people** in 2,128 households. Literacy was 88.3%.

- 8,772people (2011)
- 2,128households
- 88.3%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Population of Basai

■ Basai · ■ Hugli urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****37.8%**

**36.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Basai

Of every 100 households in Basai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Basai · ■ Hugli urban average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**6%

Tap water ****32%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**18%

Use banking services ****47%**

**72%

Television ****68%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**76%

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 people in Basai work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,686 (81%) · **■** Household industry 112 (3%) · **■** Farming 56 (2%) · **■** Marginal 464 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basai?8,772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basai in?Hugli district, West Bengal