Basu Population, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Basu is a village situated in Padwa block of Palamu district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 211 families residing in the village Basu. The total population of Basu is 1,237 out of which 645 are males and 592 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basu is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basu village is 191 which is 15% of the total population. There are 94 male children and 97 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basu is 1,032 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Basu village.

Population
1,237
Families
211
Literacy
68.93%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basu is 68.9%. Thus Basu village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 80.94% and the female literacy rate is 55.56% in Basu village.

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

Basu Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 191 94 97
Literacy 68.93% 80.94% 55.56%
Scheduled Caste 453 243 210
Scheduled Tribe 13 7 6
Illiterate 516 199 317

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Basu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basu village out of total population, 649 were engaged in work activities. 25.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 649 workers engaged in Main Work, 58 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 79 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 164 131 33
Cultivators 58 44 14
Agriculture Labourer 79 63 16
Other Workers 27 24 3
Marginal Workers 485 206 279
Non Working 588 308 280

Nearby Villages to Basu,

Below are the list of villages near Basu village in Padwa.

Village Population
Gareriadih 2,367
Lohandi 1,404
Sika 1,178
Pandwa 4,668
Sakhui 567
Lohanra 2,025
Sakhua 1,083
Gari Khas 2,130
Golhana 1,535
Kathautia 2,406

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