# Dakshin Basantapur Village, Sabang – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dakshin Basantapur

Dakshin Basantapur is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **773 people in 167 households**, the 114th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 773people (2011)
- 167households
- 92.1%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Basantapur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Basantapur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Basantapur · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**48%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dakshin Basantapur?

■ Dakshin Basantapur · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1326**

**952

Working population ****61.2%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 86.5% for women. 77% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 166 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (24%) · **■** Marginal 185 (39%)

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

- Dhamsai788 people
- Koptipur782 people
- Chhina779 people
- Chur Kaswargerya778 people
- Saliyara773 people
- Jorura770 people
- Sundarpar765 people
- Dakshin Banshbani762 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Basantapur?773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Basantapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Basantapur?92.1% (Census 2011)