# Jyotishpur Village, Basanti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jyotishpur

Jyotishpur is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,833 people in 1,073 households**, the 27th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 4,833people (2011)
- 1,073households
- 76.2%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jyotishpur

Of every 100 households in Jyotishpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jyotishpur · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**57%

Tap water ****8%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**18%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jyotishpur?

■ Jyotishpur · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**971

Working population ****53.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 66.5% for women. 68% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 220 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 622 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 131 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,628 (62%)

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 Basanti

- Manasakhali5,019 people
- Radharanipur4,976 people
- Baria4,883 people
- Hogalduri4,862 people
- Khirishkhali4,800 people
- Gadkhali4,685 people
- Kala Hazra4,626 people
- Purba Bayar Siong4,538 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jyotishpur?4,833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jyotishpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jyotishpur?76.2% (Census 2011)