Basti Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Basti district, Uttar Pradesh

Basti Tehsil of Basti district has a total population of 949,461 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 488,808 are males while 460,653 are females. In 2011 there were a total 149,064 families residing in Basti Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Basti Tehsil is 942.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 12.1% people live in Urban areas while 87.9% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.3% while that in rural areas is 67.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Basti Tehsil is 908 while that of Rural areas is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basti Tehsil is 145664 which is 15% of the total population. There are 75600 male children and 70064 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basti Tehsil is 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Basti Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Basti Tehsil is 69.24%. The male literacy rate is 67% and the female literacy rate is 49.72% in Basti Tehsil.

Population
949,461
Literacy
69.24%
Sex Ratio
942

To facilitate the administration, Basti Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 1102 villages.

Basti Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 145,664 75,600 70,064
Literacy 69.24% 67% 49.72%
Scheduled Caste 219,647 113,090 106,557
Scheduled Tribe 1,656 849 807
Illiterate 392,904 161,305 231,599

Caste-wise Population - Basti Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Basti Tehsil of Uttar Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 219,647 113,090 106,557
Schedule Tribe 1,656 849 807

Religion-wise Population - Basti Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 804,977 (84.78%) 416,503 388,474
Muslim 137,183 (14.45%) 68,477 68,706
Christian 1,718 (0.18%) 881 837
Sikh 735 (0.08%) 401 334
Buddhist 3,789 (0.4%) 1,973 1,816
Jain 44 (0%) 23 21
Other Religion 47 (0%) 27 20
No Religion Specified 968 (0.1%) 523 445

Literacy Rate - Basti Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Basti Tehsil in 2011 were 69.24% in which, male and female literacy were 79.26% and 58.64% respectively. Total literate in Basti Tehsil were 556,557 of which male and female were 327,503 and 229,054 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Basti Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Basti Tehsil is 942 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 942 females in Basti Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Basti Tehsil.


Child Population - Basti Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 145,664 children between age 0 to 6 years in Basti Tehsil. Out of which 75,600 were male while 70,064 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Basti Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 17,894 families under Basti Tehsil living in urban areas while 17,894 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 12.1% of total population of Basti Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 87.9% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 13,349 while that in rural regions is 132,315.

Total Urban Rural
Population 949,461 114,657 834,804
Children (0 - 6 years) 145,664 13,349 132,315
Schedule Caste 219,647 17,036 202,611
Schedule Tribe 1,656 275 1,381
Literacy 69.24% 83.3% 67.21%
Sex Ratio 942 908 947

Working Population - Basti Tehsil

In Basti Tehsil out of total population, 299,078 were engaged in work activities. 55.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 299,078 workers engaged in Main Work, 64,123 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37,294 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 167,216 138,048 29,168
Cultivators 64,123 55,909 8,214
Agriculture Labourer 37,294 28,197 9,097
Household Industries 8,009 5,853 2,156
Other Workers 57,790 48,089 9,701
Marginal Workers 131,862 80,699 51,163
Non Working 650,383 270,061 380,322

Nearby Tehsils from Basti Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Basti Tehsil in Basti district.


Basti Tehsil Map


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