Basina is a census town in the Rajarhat CD block in the Bidhannagar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Basina is located at .
Rajarhat, a rural area earlier, adjacent to Kolkata, is being transformed into an upmarket satellite township, with modern business hubs, luxury real estate and eye-catching shopping malls. With enormous construction activity taking place all around, things are changing fast, leaving behind a description at any given point of time as outdated in no time. Bidhannagar subdivision consists of Bidhannagar Municipality, Mahishbathan II Gram Panchayat and Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality (subsequently merged to form Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation since 2015), including Nabadiganta Industrial Township (Bidhannagar Sector - V) and Rajarhat (Community development block).
<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>
According to the 2011 Census of India, Basina had a total population of 5,413, of which 2,772 (51%) were males and 2,641 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0âÂÂ6 years was 685. The total number of literate persons in Basina was 3,907 (82.64% of the population over 6 years).
According to the District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas, 2011, Basina covered an area of 1.3206 km<sup>2</sup>. It had 6 km roads, with open drains. The protected water-supply involved tap water from untreated sources, hand pumps. It had 476 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 9 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 1 primary school, secondary and senior secondary schools at Bidhannagar 4 km away. The nearest college was 10 km away at New Town. It is well known for polythene pipes. It had branch offices of 1 private commercial bank.
Rekjoani Rural Hospital at Rekjuani with 30 beds functions as the main medical facility in Rajarhat CD block.