Basantapur Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Basantapur is a village situated in Kharagpur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 31 families residing in the village Basantapur. The total population of Basantapur is 124 out of which 63 are males and 61 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basantapur village is 9 which is 7% of the total population. There are 5 male children and 4 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 800 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (968) of Basantapur village.

Population
124
Families
31
Literacy
59.13%
Sex Ratio
968

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantapur is 59.1%. Thus Basantapur village has lower literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 68.97% and the female literacy rate is 49.12% 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 9 5 4
Literacy 59.13% 68.97% 49.12%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 70 34 36
Illiterate 56 23 33

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 56.5% of total population in Basantapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basantapur village out of total population, 62 were engaged in work activities. 12.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 87.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 62 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8 7 1
Cultivators 3 2 1
Other Workers 5 5 0
Marginal Workers 54 28 26
Non Working 62 28 34

Nearby Villages to Basantapur,

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

Village Population
Bagdiha 133
Saorda 408
Sarai 476
Sundarpur 71
Paisiti 339
Chakhaldi 86
Nibra 500
Torko 610
Sitibatitaki 372
Beguni 132

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