Basti Population, Caste, Working Data Vaishali, Bihar - Census 2011

Basti is a village situated in Chehra Kalan block of Vaishali district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 451 families residing in the village Basti. The total population of Basti is 2,492 out of which 1,158 are males and 1,334 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basti is 1,152.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Basti village is 486 which is 20% of the total population. There are 246 male children and 240 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basti is 976 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,152) of Basti village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basti is 58.8%. Thus Basti village has a higher literacy rate compared to 55.1% of Vaishali district. The male literacy rate is 70.83% and the female literacy rate is 48.81% in Basti village.

Population
2,492
Families
451
Literacy
58.82%
Sex Ratio
1,152

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

Basti Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 486 246 240
Literacy 58.82% 70.83% 48.81%
Scheduled Caste 710 343 367
Scheduled Tribe 3 0 3
Illiterate 1,312 512 800

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Basti village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basti village out of total population, 422 were engaged in work activities. 58.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 422 workers engaged in Main Work, 135 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 246 219 27
Cultivators 135 129 6
Agriculture Labourer 16 15 1
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 90 71 19
Marginal Workers 176 153 23
Non Working 2,070 786 1,284

Map of Basti, Vaishali, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Basti, Chehra Kalan

Below are the list of villages near Basti village in Chehra Kalan.


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