# Janu Basan Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Janu Basan

Janu Basan is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,363 people in 1,223 households**, the 3rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 5,363people (2011)
- 1,223households
- 85.1%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Janu Basan

Of every 100 households in Janu Basan in 2011, 74 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Janu Basan · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**21%

Tap water ****46%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****38%**

**38%

Television ****26%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Janu Basan?

■ Janu Basan · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**955

Working population ****37.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 78.7% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 190 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (15%) · **■** Household industry 98 (5%) · **■** Other work 983 (49%) · **■** Marginal 446 (22%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Kharui7,343 people
- Uttar Dhalhara7,150 people
- Baragechhe4,981 people
- Chatara4,868 people
- Balarampur4,350 people
- Gathra4,348 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Janu Basan?5,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janu Basan in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Janu Basan?85.1% (Census 2011)