# Brahman Basan Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Brahman Basan

Brahman Basan is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,076 people in 241 households**, the 84th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,076people (2011)
- 241households
- 82.9%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Brahman Basan

Of every 100 households in Brahman Basan in 2011, 33 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Brahman Basan · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****32%**

**59%

Television ****29%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Brahman Basan?

■ Brahman Basan · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1137**

**972

Working population ****38.8%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 74.9% for women. 64% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (21%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (12%) · **■** Marginal 39 (9%)

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 Daspur - I

- Uttar Gobindanagar1,090 people
- Mahabatpur1,080 people
- Bharatpur1,078 people
- Surnayanpur1,077 people
- Nijampur1,075 people
- Paikan Durjyodhan1,075 people
- Raghunathpur1,069 people
- Sarberya1,058 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Brahman Basan?1,076 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brahman Basan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Brahman Basan?82.9% (Census 2011)