# Basulya Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Basulya

Basulya is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,423 people in 761 households**, the 12th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 3,423people (2011)
- 761households
- 90.2%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basulya

Of every 100 households in Basulya in 2011, 15 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basulya · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****75%**

**48%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

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 Basulya?

■ Basulya · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**952

Working population ****47.2%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 84.1% for women. 63% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 329 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (7%) · **■** Household industry 48 (3%) · **■** Other work 102 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,026 (63%)

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 Sabang

- Dubrajpur4,578 people
- Bhemwa3,967 people
- Chaulkuri3,519 people
- Shitalda3,461 people
- Ruinan3,301 people
- Nedhua3,287 people
- Danrra2,926 people
- Balpai2,867 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basulya?3,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basulya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basulya?90.2% (Census 2011)