# Uttar Basantapur Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Uttar Basantapur

Uttar Basantapur is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,498 people in 352 households**, the 50th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,498people (2011)
- 352households
- 63.2%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Basantapur

Of every 100 households in Uttar Basantapur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Uttar Basantapur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****86%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Uttar Basantapur?

■ Uttar Basantapur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**944

Working population ****42.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 58.5% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (47%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 188 (29%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Mahabbatpur1,727 people
- Rajapur1,651 people
- Uttar Gopalpur1,633 people
- Ashapur1,619 people
- Bakipur1,489 people
- Bamua1,449 people
- Shaktihar1,410 people
- Kusmai1,384 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Basantapur?1,498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Basantapur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Basantapur?63.2% (Census 2011)