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

Basantapur is a village situated in Jangipara block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 221 families residing in the village Basantapur. The total population of Basantapur is 1,058 out of which 541 are males and 517 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basantapur village is 140 which is 13% of the total population. There are 75 male children and 65 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Basantapur village.

Population
1,058
Families
221
Literacy
80.72%
Sex Ratio
956

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantapur is 80.7%. Thus Basantapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 87.77% and the female literacy rate is 73.45% 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 140 75 65
Literacy 80.72% 87.77% 73.45%
Scheduled Caste 350 163 187
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 317 132 185

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.1% 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, 450 were engaged in work activities. 68.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 450 workers engaged in Main Work, 105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 87 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 308 297 11
Cultivators 105 102 3
Agriculture Labourer 87 83 4
Household Industries 8 7 1
Other Workers 108 105 3
Marginal Workers 142 27 115
Non Working 608 217 391

Nearby Villages to Basantapur,

Below are the list of villages near Basantapur village in Jangipara.

Village Population
Santoshpur 1,619
Mohanpur 1,101
Hijali 651
Mahestikuri 416
Kanaipur 1,074
Chechua Dingalhati 3,316
Amarpur 667
Kaparpur 693
Ramnagar 420
Kamdebpur 1,349

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