Basotra Population, Caste, Working Data Sitamarhi, Bihar - Census 2011

Basotra is a village situated in Charaut block of Sitamarhi district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 728 families residing in the village Basotra. The total population of Basotra is 3,477 out of which 1,812 are males and 1,665 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basotra is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basotra village is 581 which is 17% of the total population. There are 256 male children and 325 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basotra is 1,270 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Basotra village.

Population
3,477
Families
728
Literacy
49.69%
Sex Ratio
919

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basotra is 49.7%. Thus Basotra village has higher literacy rate compared to 42% of Sitamarhi district. The male literacy rate is 59.58% and the female literacy rate is 38.21% in Basotra village.

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

Basotra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 581 256 325
Literacy 49.69% 59.58% 38.21%
Scheduled Caste 355 184 171
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 2,038 885 1,153

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Basotra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basotra village out of total population, 1,480 were engaged in work activities. 45.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,480 workers engaged in Main Work, 147 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 445 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 668 496 172
Cultivators 147 68 79
Agriculture Labourer 445 402 43
Household Industries 49 10 39
Other Workers 27 16 11
Marginal Workers 812 399 413
Non Working 1,997 917 1,080

Nearby Villages to Basotra,

Below are the list of villages near Basotra village in Charaut.

Village Population
Arazi Nankar 2
Bhanta Bari 5,051
Parigawan 5,483
Barri Bihta 5,836
Chandar Saina 2,823
Balsa 2,056
Cheraut 35,976
Az Rakbe Balsa 781
Bishunpur 538
Khoria 2,583

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