# Basulia Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Basulia

Basulia is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,118 people in 249 households**, the 41st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,118people (2011)
- 249households
- 82.5%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basulia

Of every 100 households in Basulia in 2011, 90 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basulia · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**66%

Tap water ****56%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**93%

Use banking services ****31%**

**32%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****90%**

**97%

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 Basulia?

■ Basulia · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**950

Working population ****31.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 76.6% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (9%) · **■** Marginal 135 (39%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Hematpur1,241 people
- Indra1,231 people
- Rejna1,169 people
- Goyalsini1,134 people
- Amrapat1,097 people
- Agra1,011 people
- Shola1,007 people
- Agra997 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basulia?1,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basulia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basulia?82.5% (Census 2011)