# Basutya Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Basutya

Basutya is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **735 people in 163 households**, the 127th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 735people (2011)
- 163households
- 80.6%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basutya

Of every 100 households in Basutya in 2011, 14 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basutya · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****57%**

**61%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**17%

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 Basutya?

■ Basutya · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**942

Working population ****49.9%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 63% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 267 (73%)

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 Narayangarh

- Alankarpur758 people
- Kush Bashan751 people
- Palshita750 people
- Bantata737 people
- Pachasbetya729 people
- Jagatpur726 people
- Amda716 people
- Krishnapur698 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basutya?735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basutya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basutya?80.6% (Census 2011)