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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Basian

Basian is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,903 people in 633 households**, the 43rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,903people (2011)
- 633households
- 61.4%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basian

Of every 100 households in Basian in 2011, 10 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basian · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Basian?

■ Basian · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**939

Working population ****40.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 53.7% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 269 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 434 (37%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (7%) · **■** Marginal 381 (32%)

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

- Bishahar3,066 people
- Pirojpur2,994 people
- Kumarjol2,955 people
- Bishnupur2,919 people
- Bahor2,840 people
- Chandar2,835 people
- Rudrakhnda2,821 people
- Bahin2,793 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basian?2,903 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basian in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basian?61.4% (Census 2011)