# Farasatpur Village, Basirhat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Farasatpur

Farasatpur is a village in Basirhat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **853 people in 193 households**, the 61st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 853people (2011)
- 193households
- 78.7%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Farasatpur

Of every 100 households in Farasatpur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Farasatpur · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**22%

Tap water ****35%**

**8%

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

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****13%**

**41%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****88%**

**96%

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 Farasatpur?

■ Farasatpur · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135**

**969

Working population ****31.9%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 76.5% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (37%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 86 (32%) · **■** Marginal 30 (11%)

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 Basirhat - II

- Chak Amtona1,032 people
- Kendua1,018 people
- Chuk Nagar955 people
- Gochharati Bhyabla865 people
- Rajalipur752 people
- Ramchandrapur578 people
- Arjunpur549 people
- Purbba Bibipur361 people

[All 67 villages in Basirhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Farasatpur?853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farasatpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Farasatpur?78.7% (Census 2011)