# Manasakhali Village, Basanti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Manasakhali

Manasakhali is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,019 people in 1,033 households**, the 23rd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 5,019people (2011)
- 1,033households
- 56.7%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Manasakhali

Of every 100 households in Manasakhali in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manasakhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****5%**

**18%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****74%**

**46%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Manasakhali?

■ Manasakhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**971

Working population ****36.3%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 49.4% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 567 (31%) · **■** Household industry 50 (3%) · **■** Other work 86 (5%) · **■** Marginal 922 (51%)

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

- Khari Machan5,704 people
- Birinchi Bari5,652 people
- Narayantala5,416 people
- Dakshin Mokamberia5,160 people
- Radharanipur4,976 people
- Baria4,883 people
- Hogalduri4,862 people
- Jyotishpur4,833 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 Manasakhali?5,019 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manasakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Manasakhali?56.7% (Census 2011)