Basanta Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Basanta is a village situated in Nalhati - I block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 428 families residing in the village Basanta. The total population of Basanta is 2,004 out of which 992 are males and 1,012 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basanta is 1,020.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basanta village is 314 which is 16% of the total population. There are 156 male children and 158 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basanta is 1,013 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,020) of Basanta village.

Population
2,004
Families
428
Literacy
82.78%
Sex Ratio
1,020

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basanta is 82.8%. Thus Basanta village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 87.8% and the female literacy rate is 77.87% in Basanta village.

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

Basanta Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 314 156 158
Literacy 82.78% 87.8% 77.87%
Scheduled Caste 287 150 137
Scheduled Tribe 23 11 12
Illiterate 605 258 347

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Basanta village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basanta village out of total population, 619 were engaged in work activities. 57.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 619 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 87 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 356 315 41
Cultivators 133 115 18
Agriculture Labourer 87 73 14
Household Industries 2 0 2
Other Workers 134 127 7
Marginal Workers 263 221 42
Non Working 1,385 456 929

Nearby Villages to Basanta,

Below are the list of villages near Basanta village in Nalhati - I.

Village Population
Diha 1,535
Sariha 2,351
Paikpara 9,993
Bhatpara 683
Kadirpur 628
Kulgachhi 847
Radha Gobindapur 713
Sujalpur 1,927
Laskarpur 175
Kanior 2,308

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