Basan Chak Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Basan Chak is a village situated in Keshpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 269 families residing in the village Basan Chak. The total population of Basan Chak is 1,435 out of which 744 are males and 691 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basan Chak is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basan Chak village is 239 which is 17% of the total population. There are 113 male children and 126 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basan Chak is 1,115 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Basan Chak village.

Population
1,435
Families
269
Literacy
76.17%
Sex Ratio
929

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basan Chak is 76.2%. Thus Basan Chak village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 88.75% and the female literacy rate is 62.12% in Basan Chak village.

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

Basan Chak Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 239 113 126
Literacy 76.17% 88.75% 62.12%
Scheduled Caste 1,417 737 680
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 524 184 340

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 98.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Basan Chak village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basan Chak village out of total population, 631 were engaged in work activities. 51.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 631 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 217 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 324 312 12
Cultivators 88 86 2
Agriculture Labourer 217 210 7
Household Industries 9 7 2
Other Workers 10 9 1
Marginal Workers 307 143 164
Non Working 804 289 515

Nearby Villages to Basan Chak,

Below are the list of villages near Basan Chak village in Keshpur.

Village Population
Dhamsai 516
Chand Chak 743
Akandi 705
Manush Mari 36
Bansh Gerya 809
Haji Chak 629
Jhalka 700
Kutbi Chak 263
Tukunia Kundu 542
Got Gerya 1,521

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