# Basantia, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) – Town Population

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Town · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Basantia

Basantia is a town in Deshopran sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,455 people** in 1,002 households. Literacy was 78.8%.

- 5,455people (2011)
- 1,002households
- 78.8%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Population of Basantia

■ Basantia · ■ Purba Medinipur urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**958

Working population ****33.8%**

**32.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Basantia

Of every 100 households in Basantia in 2011, 40 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basantia · ■ Purba Medinipur urban average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**13%

Tap water ****14%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**60%

Use banking services ****26%**

**63%

Television ****14%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

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

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 people in Basantia work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 638 (35%) · **■** Household industry 80 (4%) · **■** Farming 268 (15%) · **■** Marginal 858 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basantia?5,455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantia in?Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal