| Janu Basan | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.3606°N 87.8918°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Purba Medinipur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 5,363 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 721172 (Nonakuri Bazar) |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03228 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Tamluk |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Tamluk |
Janu Basan (also written as Janubasan) is a village in Sahid Matangini CD block in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Janu Basan is located at 22.3606°N 87.8918°W.
94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision.[1]
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.
As per 2011 Census of India Janubasan had a total population of 5,363 of which 2,769 (52%) were males and 2,594 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 591. The total number of literates in Janubasan was 4,059 (89.59% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Janu Basan is on the Haldia-Tamluk-Mecheda Road.[3]
H.S. Janubasan Rural Hospital at Janu Basan, PO Nonakuri Bazar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Sahid Matangini CD block. There are primary health centres at Ramchandrapur (with 10 beds) and Uttar Dhalhara, PO Dhalhara (with 2 beds).[4]