# Naya Basan Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Naya Basan

Naya Basan is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,473 people in 335 households**, the 53rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,473people (2011)
- 335households
- 77.5%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Naya Basan

Of every 100 households in Naya Basan in 2011, 64 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Naya Basan · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**21%

Tap water ****56%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****16%**

**38%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**24%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Naya Basan?

■ Naya Basan · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**955

Working population ****38.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 70.9% for women. 64% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 43 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (22%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 201 (36%) · **■** Marginal 185 (33%)

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

- Akandi1,577 people
- Jashomantapur1,541 people
- Ichha Bari1,489 people
- Harasankar Ranichak1,480 people
- Sonapetya1,452 people
- Chandramer1,445 people
- Barhara Shankar1,444 people
- Patanda1,398 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 Naya Basan?1,473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naya Basan in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Naya Basan?77.5% (Census 2011)