# Basatput Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Basatput

Basatput is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,441 people in 489 households**, the 31st largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 2,441people (2011)
- 489households
- 60.7%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basatput

Of every 100 households in Basatput in 2011, 66 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basatput · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**92%

Use banking services ****42%**

**17%

Television ****38%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**31%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Basatput?

■ Basatput · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**46.1%

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

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**958

Working population ****28.4%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 55.0% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 86 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (10%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 387 (56%) · **■** Marginal 132 (19%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Chitaura2,533 people
- Dakshin Neamatpur2,509 people
- Gandal2,509 people
- Dehuti2,496 people
- Chakalia2,424 people
- Hatwar2,418 people
- Deogaon2,414 people
- Patna2,406 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basatput?2,441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basatput in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basatput?60.7% (Census 2011)