Basahia Population, Caste, Working Data Sitamarhi, Bihar - Census 2011

Basahia is a village situated in Sonbarsa block of Sitamarhi district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 913 families residing in the village Basahia. The total population of Basahia is 4,447 out of which 2,356 are males and 2,091 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basahia is 888.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basahia village is 891 which is 20% of the total population. There are 446 male children and 445 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basahia is 998 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (888) of Basahia village.

Population
4,447
Families
913
Literacy
48.99%
Sex Ratio
888

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basahia is 49%. Thus Basahia village has higher literacy rate compared to 42% of Sitamarhi district. The male literacy rate is 58.22% and the female literacy rate is 38.27% in Basahia village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Basahia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Basahia Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basahia village.

Total Male Female
Children 891 446 445
Literacy 48.99% 58.22% 38.27%
Scheduled Caste 462 244 218
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,705 1,244 1,461

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Basahia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basahia village out of total population, 1,102 were engaged in work activities. 99.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,102 workers engaged in Main Work, 243 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 690 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,094 1,060 34
Cultivators 243 237 6
Agriculture Labourer 690 675 15
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 157 144 13
Marginal Workers 8 3 5
Non Working 3,345 1,293 2,052

Nearby Villages to Basahia,

Below are the list of villages near Basahia village in Sonbarsa.

Village Population
Bela 5,121
Sarwarpur 2,880
Parsa Kalan 1,409
Fatehpur 6,326
Dostia 6,852
Arazi Mohanpur 961
Indarwa 2,166
Bhutahi 11,919
Betahi 1,018
Phulkaha 2,258

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