Basaha Population, Caste, Working Data Gopalganj, Bihar - Census 2011

Basaha is a village situated in Baikunthpur block of Gopalganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 395 families residing in the village Basaha. The total population of Basaha is 2,588 out of which 1,367 are males and 1,221 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basaha is 893.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Basaha village is 497 which is 19% of the total population. There are 266 male children and 231 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basaha is 868 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (893) of Basaha village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basaha is 67.1%. Thus Basaha village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54% of Gopalganj district. The male literacy rate is 78.38% and the female literacy rate is 54.55% in Basaha village.

Population
2,588
Families
395
Literacy
67.1%
Sex Ratio
893

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

Basaha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 497 266 231
Literacy 67.1% 78.38% 54.55%
Scheduled Caste 364 186 178
Scheduled Tribe 268 142 126
Illiterate 1,185 504 681

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.4% of total population in Basaha village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basaha village out of total population, 768 were engaged in work activities. 31% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 768 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 238 228 10
Cultivators 101 101 0
Agriculture Labourer 81 72 9
Household Industries 10 10 0
Other Workers 46 45 1
Marginal Workers 530 436 94
Non Working 1,820 703 1,117

Map of Basaha, Gopalganj, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Basaha, Baikunthpur

Below are the list of villages near Basaha village in Baikunthpur.

Village Population
Jagdispur 1,874
Alapur 1,079
Phakalpura 475
Raja Patti 482
Katalpura 9,161
Sonwalia 5,297
Gandhua 635
Hamidpur 3,708
Bistaul 1,590
Balha 1,332

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