Basantpur Population, Caste, Working Data Supaul, Bihar - Census 2011

Basantpur is a village situated in Basantpur block of Supaul district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,137 families residing in the village Basantpur. The total population of Basantpur is 5,143 out of which 2,728 are males and 2,415 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 885.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Basantpur village is 880 which is 17% of the total population. There are 462 male children and 418 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 905 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (885) of Basantpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantpur is 65%. Thus Basantpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 46.4% of Supaul district. The male literacy rate is 75.73% and the female literacy rate is 52.78% in Basantpur village.

Population
5,143
Families
1,137
Literacy
64.98%
Sex Ratio
885

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 880 462 418
Literacy 64.98% 75.73% 52.78%
Scheduled Caste 1,825 960 865
Scheduled Tribe 47 27 20
Illiterate 2,373 1,012 1,361

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Basantpur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basantpur village out of total population, 1,456 were engaged in work activities. 75.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,456 workers engaged in Main Work, 160 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 507 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,104 1,006 98
Cultivators 160 150 10
Agriculture Labourer 507 450 57
Household Industries 13 12 1
Other Workers 424 394 30
Marginal Workers 352 185 167
Non Working 3,687 1,537 2,150

Map of Basantpur, Supaul, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Basantpur, Basantpur

Below are the list of villages near Basantpur village in Basantpur.

Village Population
Fatehpur 1,649
Kapurah 20
Khantaha 481
Barantpur 1,751
Lalpur 3,878
Baijnathpur 1,371
Bhimnagar 7,688
Raghunathpur 632
Raniganj 1,196
Shibnagar 2,099

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