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

Basantapur is a village situated in Murarai - II block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 277 families residing in the village Basantapur. The total population of Basantapur is 1,150 out of which 602 are males and 548 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 910.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basantapur village is 152 which is 13% of the total population. There are 83 male children and 69 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 831 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (910) of Basantapur village.

Population
1,150
Families
277
Literacy
58.52%
Sex Ratio
910

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantapur is 58.5%. Thus Basantapur village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 63.78% and the female literacy rate is 52.82% in Basantapur village.

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

Basantapur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 152 83 69
Literacy 58.52% 63.78% 52.82%
Scheduled Caste 2 0 2
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 566 271 295

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Basantapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basantapur village out of total population, 369 were engaged in work activities. 49.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 369 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 105 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 181 174 7
Cultivators 48 48 0
Agriculture Labourer 105 103 2
Household Industries 7 2 5
Other Workers 21 21 0
Marginal Workers 188 159 29
Non Working 781 269 512

Nearby Villages to Basantapur,

Below are the list of villages near Basantapur village in Murarai - II.

Village Population
Kulara 2,449
Kamalpur 1,952
Fazilpur 1,955
Baliadanga 2,350
Panchahar 1,578
Majhara 424
Jijigram 6,977
Narottampur 3,594
Uttar Ramchandrapur 1,339
Kamarkhul 4,598

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