# Naki Basan Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Naki Basan

Naki Basan is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **991 people in 222 households**, the 57th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 991people (2011)
- 222households
- 95.4%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Naki Basan

Of every 100 households in Naki Basan in 2011, 7 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Naki Basan · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**18%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**46%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****68%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Naki Basan?

■ Naki Basan · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1295**

**932

Working population ****42.5%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 92.9% for women. 63% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 263 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (11%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 97 (23%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Khari Gerya1,060 people
- Argara1,035 people
- Hajipur1,020 people
- Agarpara1,005 people
- Mamudpur970 people
- Hirasagar967 people
- Madhabpur941 people
- Dulalpur907 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Naki Basan?991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naki Basan in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Naki Basan?95.4% (Census 2011)