# Basanda Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Basanda

Basanda is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 74 households**, the 117th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 350people (2011)
- 74households
- 76.1%literacy
- 1,160females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basanda

Of every 100 households in Basanda in 2011, 81 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Basanda · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****41%**

**37%

Television ****16%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Basanda?

■ Basanda · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1160**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**953

Working population ****31.7%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 67.7% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (22%) · **■** Other work 23 (21%) · **■** Marginal 47 (42%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Pathar Chakri362 people
- Jharapara361 people
- Guhiasol359 people
- Kamalasol355 people
- Bara Dhan Kamra349 people
- Chhahazari Mahulbani348 people
- Luti Jhuri344 people
- Makri344 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basanda?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basanda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basanda?76.1% (Census 2011)