# Basantapur Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Basantapur

Basantapur is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **794 people in 175 households**, the 112th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 794people (2011)
- 175households
- 91.0%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basantapur

Of every 100 households in Basantapur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basantapur · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**34%

Tap water ****52%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**50%

Television ****44%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Basantapur?

■ Basantapur · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****605**

**988

Working population ****48.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 85.9% for women. 58% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (16%) · **■** Marginal 167 (43%)

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 Debra

- Shyam Nagar805 people
- Amba Dighi801 people
- Paikpari800 people
- Bikrampur798 people
- Brahman Shasan790 people
- Arjjuni788 people
- Bali Chak787 people
- Dhubni779 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basantapur?794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basantapur?91.0% (Census 2011)