# Bhandu Basan Village, Contai - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Bhandu Basan

Bhandu Basan is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,014 people in 230 households**, the 56th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 1,014people (2011)
- 230households
- 94.5%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhandu Basan

Of every 100 households in Bhandu Basan in 2011, 67 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhandu Basan · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**51%

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

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****53%**

**43%

Television ****27%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Bhandu Basan?

■ Bhandu Basan · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**956

Working population ****41.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.5% for men and 90.7% for women. 63% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (19%) · **■** Marginal 333 (79%)

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 Contai - I

- Gamartalia1,050 people
- Hari Pur1,050 people
- Mahishgot1,033 people
- Bahulia1,018 people
- Maisali1,002 people
- Ugrasenbar991 people
- Gimagere956 people
- Sasania955 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhandu Basan?1,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandu Basan in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandu Basan?94.5% (Census 2011)