# Basatpur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Basatpur

Basatpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,709 people in 364 households**, the 87th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,709people (2011)
- 364households
- 51.2%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basatpur

Of every 100 households in Basatpur in 2011, 25 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basatpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Basatpur?

■ Basatpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**939

Working population ****32.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 43.6% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 213 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (39%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 94 (17%)

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 Raiganj

- Paschim Gobindapur1,789 people
- Shushihar1,779 people
- Sangaon1,774 people
- Mallickpur1,759 people
- Dubduar1,677 people
- Cheramati1,669 people
- Pardha1,668 people
- Burakamat1,618 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basatpur?1,709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basatpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basatpur?51.2% (Census 2011)