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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Basmanpara

Basmanpara is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,327 people in 267 households**, the 118th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,327people (2011)
- 267households
- 68.4%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basmanpara

Of every 100 households in Basmanpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basmanpara · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

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

**32%

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

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Basmanpara?

■ Basmanpara · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**939

Working population ****35.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 58.4% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (5%) · **■** Marginal 193 (41%)

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

- Bijgaon1,342 people
- Dakshin Bishnupur1,339 people
- Kokra1,331 people
- Rishipur1,331 people
- Dhurail1,318 people
- Basudebpur1,317 people
- Katihar1,310 people
- Ekar1,307 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basmanpara?1,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basmanpara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Basmanpara?68.4% (Census 2011)