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

Basantapur is a village situated in Khargram block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 387 families residing in the village Basantapur. The total population of Basantapur is 1,550 out of which 814 are males and 736 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basantapur village is 142 which is 9% of the total population. There are 67 male children and 75 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 1,119 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Basantapur village.

Population
1,550
Families
387
Literacy
70.24%
Sex Ratio
904

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantapur is 70.2%. Thus Basantapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 76.44% and the female literacy rate is 63.24% 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 142 67 75
Literacy 70.24% 76.44% 63.24%
Scheduled Caste 355 187 168
Scheduled Tribe 4 1 3
Illiterate 561 243 318

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Basantapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basantapur village out of total population, 527 were engaged in work activities. 75% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 527 workers engaged in Main Work, 100 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 254 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 395 374 21
Cultivators 100 98 2
Agriculture Labourer 254 249 5
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 39 25 14
Marginal Workers 132 112 20
Non Working 1,023 328 695

Nearby Villages to Basantapur,

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

Village Population
Bajitpur 299
Biswanathpur 2,952
Hazipur 1,191
Jhajhra 727
Sanigram 1,677
Padamkandi 2,275
Kelai 3,579
Sarbbamangalapur 406
Digha 603
Sabaldaha 3,128

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