# Basanchhara Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Basanchhara

Basanchhara is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,128 people in 470 households**, the 13th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 2,128people (2011)
- 470households
- 81.0%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basanchhara

Of every 100 households in Basanchhara in 2011, 43 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basanchhara · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**88%

Use banking services ****83%**

**54%

Television ****26%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Basanchhara?

■ Basanchhara · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**974

Working population ****30.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 74.0% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 198 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (29%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 114 (17%) · **■** Marginal 144 (22%)

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 - II

- Maheshpur2,771 people
- Bhairabpur2,720 people
- Piardanga2,457 people
- Ghanarampur2,316 people
- Jadabnagar1,999 people
- Kalla1,990 people
- Khandanga1,964 people
- Radhaballabhpur1,958 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basanchhara?2,128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basanchhara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basanchhara?81.0% (Census 2011)