Basantpur Population, Caste, Working Data Bhojpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Basantpur is a village situated in Arrah block of Bhojpur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 401 families residing in the village Basantpur. The total population of Basantpur is 2,815 out of which 1,522 are males and 1,293 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 850.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basantpur village is 540 which is 19% of the total population. There are 303 male children and 237 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 782 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (850) of Basantpur village.

Population
2,815
Families
401
Literacy
70.81%
Sex Ratio
850

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantpur is 70.8%. Thus Basantpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.6% of Bhojpur district. The male literacy rate is 82.94% and the female literacy rate is 56.82% in Basantpur village.

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

Basantpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 540 303 237
Literacy 70.81% 82.94% 56.82%
Scheduled Caste 419 234 185
Scheduled Tribe 7 3 4
Illiterate 1,204 511 693

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Basantpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basantpur village out of total population, 652 were engaged in work activities. 65.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 652 workers engaged in Main Work, 222 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 429 416 13
Cultivators 222 219 3
Agriculture Labourer 16 12 4
Household Industries 9 5 4
Other Workers 182 180 2
Marginal Workers 223 206 17
Non Working 2,163 900 1,263

Nearby Villages to Basantpur,

Below are the list of villages near Basantpur village in Arrah.

Village Population
Mathaulia 1,521
Dhauandhua 3,601
Mirza Beg 483
Balua 2,457
Lachhmanpur 1,859
Sobhi Dumra 2,742
Daulatpur 4,416
Sarangpur 2,805
Nirmalpur 1,089
Saidpur 1,479

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