Basantpur Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchim Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011
Basantpur is a village situated in Sikta block of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 357 families residing in the village Basantpur. The total population of Basantpur is 1,700 out of which 889 are males and 811 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 912.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Basantpur village is 353 which is 21% of the total population. There are 186 male children and 167 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Basantpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantpur is 53.7%. Thus Basantpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Pashchim Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 69.42% and the female literacy rate is 36.49% 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 | 353 | 186 | 167 |
| Literacy | 53.67% | 69.42% | 36.49% |
| Scheduled Caste | 571 | 303 | 268 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 977 | 401 | 576 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.6% 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, 838 were engaged in work activities. 24.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 75.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 838 workers engaged in Main Work, 20 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 135 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 205 | 176 | 29 |
| Cultivators | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 135 | 112 | 23 |
| Other Workers | 50 | 49 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 633 | 273 | 360 |
| Non Working | 862 | 440 | 422 |
Map of Basantpur, Pashchim Champaran, Bihar
Nearby Villages to Basantpur, Sikta
Below are the list of villages near Basantpur village in Sikta.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Senuariya | 3,596 |
| Bheriharwa | 2,025 |
| Kangli | 591 |
| Sabaithwa | 2,620 |
| Mathia | 2,049 |
| Bahuarwa | 1,297 |
| Pasrampur | 1,620 |
| Indarwa | 534 |
| Pokharia | 2,763 |
| Bishunpurwa | 1,256 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basantpur, Pashchim Champaran, Bihar - Wikipedia