# Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Basanti

Basanti is a sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **336,717 people**, 1 town and 66 villages (64 inhabited). The largest village is Lot No 126 (15,695 people).

- 336,717people (2011)
- 66villages
- 1town
- 68.3%literacy

## Population of Basanti compared with South Twenty Four Parganas

■ Basanti · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**963

Working population ****39.2%**

**36.3%

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 Basanti

Of every 100 households in Basanti in 2011, 7 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basanti · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**47%

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

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**35%

Tap water ****8%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**78%

Use banking services ****19%**

**40%

Television ****8%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Basanti

- Basanti6,625 people

## Largest villages in Basanti

- Lot No 126 · 15,695 people
- Bhangonkhali · 15,127 people
- Phul Malancha · 14,614 people
- Kathalberia · 14,113 people
- Char Bidyarabad · 13,035 people
- Goran Bose · 12,642 people
- Kumarkhali · 12,021 people
- Sonakhali · 10,582 people
- Dhuri · 9,411 people
- Chunakhali · 9,241 people
- Tilkumar · 8,943 people
- Ramchandrakhali · 7,849 people
- Chatrakhali · 7,208 people
- Lebukhali · 6,973 people
- Hiranmoypur · 6,562 people
- Bharatgar · 6,413 people

[All 66 villages in Basanti →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/basanti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Basanti?66 (64 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Basanti in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Basanti?336,717 (Census 2011)