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

Basantpur is a village situated in Barsoi block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 205 families residing in the village Basantpur. The total population of Basantpur is 940 out of which 493 are males and 447 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basantpur village is 195 which is 21% of the total population. There are 100 male children and 95 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 950 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Basantpur village.

Population
940
Families
205
Literacy
30.2%
Sex Ratio
907

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantpur is 30.2%. Thus Basantpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 35.88% and the female literacy rate is 23.86% 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 195 100 95
Literacy 30.2% 35.88% 23.86%
Scheduled Caste 119 70 49
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 715 352 363

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Basantpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basantpur village out of total population, 255 were engaged in work activities. 17.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 82.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 255 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 44 41 3
Cultivators 19 19 0
Agriculture Labourer 3 2 1
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 19 17 2
Marginal Workers 211 206 5
Non Working 685 246 439

Nearby Villages to Basantpur,

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

Village Population
Marjadpur 359
Malikpur 1,578
Lagua 4,683
Bhawanipur 2,428
Satuwan 1,805
Shamashpur 985
Puria 1,710
Sukhpan 500
Shikarpur 5,120
Dharamganj 456

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