Basanti is a Taluk located in South Twenty Four Parganas district of West Bengal. It is one of 30 Taluks of South Twenty Four Parganas district. There are 66 villages and 1 towns in Basanti Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Basanti Taluk has 70818 households, population of 336717 of which 171279 are males and 165438 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 50770 which is 15.08% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Basanti Taluk is around
966 compared to
950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Basanti Taluk is 58.02% out of which 64.36% males are literate and 51.46% females are literate. The total area of Basanti is 668.53 sq.km with population density of 504 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 98.03% of population lives in Urban area and 1.97% lives in Rural area. There are 35.53% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.96% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Basanti Taluk.
Basanti Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 336717 | 100% |
| Hindu | 176715 | 52.48% |
| Muslim | 151101 | 44.87% |
| Christian | 7693 | 2.28% |
| Religion not stated | 740 | 0.22% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 326 | 0.1% |
| Sikh | 62 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 56 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 24 | 0.01% |
Basanti Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 1523 | 69295 |
| Total Population | 6625 | 330092 |
| Population (%) | 52.03% | 49.16% |
| Male Population | 3447 | 167832 |
| Female Population | 3178 | 162260 |
| Sex Ratio | 922 | 967 |
| Literacy (%) | 71.38% | 57.75% |
List of Cities in Basanti
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List of Villages in Basanti
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