# Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Basirhat - I

Basirhat - I is a sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **171,613 people**, 3 towns and 60 villages (59 inhabited). The largest village is Panitar (13,947 people).

- 171,613people (2011)
- 60villages
- 3towns
- 72.1%literacy

## Population of Basirhat - I compared with North Twenty Four Parganas

■ Basirhat - I · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas district

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**84.1%

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

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**956

Working population ****37.0%**

**35.7%

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 Basirhat - I

Of every 100 households in Basirhat - I in 2011, 43 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basirhat - I · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas district

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**8%

Tap water ****29%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**49%

Use banking services ****29%**

**59%

Television ****14%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Basirhat - I

- Itinda8,679 people
- Dandirhat6,387 people
- Uttar Bagundi6,027 people

## Largest villages in Basirhat - I

- Panitar · 13,947 people
- Sangrampur · 7,233 people
- Gachha · 6,489 people
- Akharpur · 6,204 people
- Kodalia · 5,896 people
- Gotra · 5,894 people
- Pipha · 5,760 people
- Merudandi · 4,730 people
- Hariharpur · 4,477 people
- Debhog · 4,430 people
- Goknashri Gobindapur · 4,110 people
- Lakshmankati · 3,520 people
- Bansjhari Mallikpur · 3,447 people
- Patilachandra · 3,425 people
- Dhaltitha · 3,047 people
- Paikardanga · 2,933 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Basirhat - I?60 (59 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Basirhat - I in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Basirhat - I?171,613 (Census 2011)