# Basulya Village, Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Basulya

Basulya is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,599 people in 1,060 households**, the 10th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 4,599people (2011)
- 1,060households
- 88.2%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basulya

Of every 100 households in Basulya in 2011, 69 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basulya · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**6%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**85%

Use banking services ****39%**

**42%

Television ****32%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**948

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 83.9% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 62 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (3%) · **■** Household industry 49 (3%) · **■** Other work 699 (46%) · **■** Marginal 681 (44%)

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 Mahisadal

- Kanchanpur5,597 people
- Chanpi5,237 people
- Purbba Srirampur5,024 people
- Betkundu4,935 people
- Mayachar or Bardyabiri Char4,361 people
- Rambag4,208 people
- Rajarampur4,078 people
- Itamagra4,032 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basulya?4,599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basulya in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basulya?88.2% (Census 2011)