Basantapur Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011

Basantapur is a village situated in Cooch Behar - II block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 287 families residing in the village Basantapur. The total population of Basantapur is 1,273 out of which 674 are males and 599 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 889.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basantapur village is 157 which is 12% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 83 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 1,122 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Basantapur village.

Population
1,273
Families
287
Literacy
73.75%
Sex Ratio
889

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantapur is 73.7%. Thus Basantapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 79.83% and the female literacy rate is 66.67% 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 157 74 83
Literacy 73.75% 79.83% 66.67%
Scheduled Caste 713 386 327
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 450 195 255

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 56% 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, 424 were engaged in work activities. 86.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 424 workers engaged in Main Work, 182 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 142 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 367 349 18
Cultivators 182 178 4
Agriculture Labourer 142 131 11
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 42 40 2
Marginal Workers 57 32 25
Non Working 849 293 556

Nearby Villages to Basantapur,

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

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