# Baksa Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Baksa

Baksa is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **467 people in 105 households**, the 112th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 467people (2011)
- 105households
- 59.5%literacy
- 1,113females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baksa

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

■ Baksa · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**18%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Baksa?

■ Baksa · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1913**

**963

Working population ****56.1%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 47.5% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (21%) · **■** Household industry 26 (10%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 106 (40%)

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 Nayagram

- Mura Kati482 people
- Radha Para481 people
- Balia Geria473 people
- Khasjangal471 people
- Amdiha466 people
- Karasai464 people
- Panchami457 people
- Kuji456 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baksa?467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baksa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baksa?59.5% (Census 2011)