Basishtapur Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Basishtapur is a village situated in Jamalpur block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 326 families residing in the village Basishtapur. The total population of Basishtapur is 1,386 out of which 668 are males and 718 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basishtapur is 1,075.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basishtapur village is 180 which is 13% of the total population. There are 84 male children and 96 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basishtapur is 1,143 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,075) of Basishtapur village.

Population
1,386
Families
326
Literacy
78.86%
Sex Ratio
1,075

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basishtapur is 78.9%. Thus Basishtapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 83.56% and the female literacy rate is 74.44% in Basishtapur village.

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

Basishtapur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 180 84 96
Literacy 78.86% 83.56% 74.44%
Scheduled Caste 82 34 48
Scheduled Tribe 254 120 134
Illiterate 435 180 255

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.3% of total population in Basishtapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basishtapur village out of total population, 475 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 475 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 228 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 425 367 58
Cultivators 60 59 1
Agriculture Labourer 228 184 44
Household Industries 12 11 1
Other Workers 125 113 12
Marginal Workers 50 36 14
Non Working 911 265 646

Nearby Villages to Basishtapur,

Below are the list of villages near Basishtapur village in Jamalpur.

Village Population
Nabagram 6,298
Keliri 1,297
Ruppur 6,866
Sanchra 3,846
Biswambharpur 382
Ajhapur 8,502
Masagram 4,310
Purbba Sadipur 407
Ballabhbati 286
Shalmula 3,836

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