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Basantia Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Basantia is a Census Town city situated in Deshopran block of Purba Medinipur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,002 families residing in the Basantia city. The total population of Basantia is 5,455 out of which 2,843 are males and 2,612 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantia is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basantia city is 700 which is 13% of the total population. There are 369 male children and 331 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantia is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantia is 78.8%. Thus Basantia has lower literacy rate compared to 87% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 85.17% and the female literacy rate is 71.99% in Basantia.

Basantia Census Town has total administration over 1,002 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Basantia Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basantia Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 700 369 331
Literacy 78.8% 74.1% 62.9%
Scheduled Caste 273 145 128
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 1,706 736 970

Caste-wise Population - Basantia

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Basantia.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 273 145 128
Schedule Tribe 1 0 1

Religion-wise Population - Basantia

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Basantia is 1,876 which is 34.39% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Basantia is 3,572 which is 65.48% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Basantia as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,876 (34.39%) 989 887
Muslim 3,572 (65.48%) 1,851 1,721
Christian 2 (0.04%) 1 1
Sikh 2 (0.04%) 1 1
Buddhist 2 (0.04%) 1 1
Jain 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Basantia

The total literacy rate of Basantia was 78.84% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 3,749 literates, males were 2,107 while females were 1,642. Also the male literacy rate was 85.17% and the female literacy rate was 71.99% in Basantia.

  Basantia West Bengal
Female 71.99% 70.54%
Male 85.17% 81.69%
Total 78.84% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Basantia

The Sex Ratio of Basantia is 919. Thus per every 1000 men there were 919 females in Basantia. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Basantia.

Child Population - Basantia

According to Census 2011, there were 700 children between age 0 to 6 years in Basantia. Out of which 369 were male while 331 were female.

Working Population - Basantia

In Basantia Census Town out of total population, 1,844 were engaged in work activities. 53.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,844 workers engaged in Main Work, 41 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 227 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 986 922 64
Cultivators 41 40 1
Agriculture Labourer 227 222 5
Household Industries 80 58 22
Other Workers 638 602 36
Marginal Workers 858 635 223
Non Working 3,611 1,286 2,325

Basantia Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Basantia is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,455 68.7% 919

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