Basan Population, Caste, Working Data Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Basan is a village situated in Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 147 families residing in the village Basan. The total population of Basan is 829 out of which 447 are males and 382 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basan is 855.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basan village is 111 which is 13% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 45 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basan is 682 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (855) of Basan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basan is 72.6%. Thus Basan village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.1% of Udhampur district. The male literacy rate is 84.25% and the female literacy rate is 59.35% in Basan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Basan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Basan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 111 | 66 | 45 |
| Literacy | 72.56% | 84.25% | 59.35% |
| Scheduled Caste | 177 | 92 | 85 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 308 | 126 | 182 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Basan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Basan village out of total population, 455 were engaged in work activities. 94.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 455 workers engaged in Main Work, 303 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 430 | 235 | 195 |
| Cultivators | 303 | 115 | 188 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 126 | 119 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 25 | 10 | 15 |
| Non Working | 374 | 202 | 172 |
Nearby Villages to Basan,
Below are the list of villages near Basan village in Udhampur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basan, Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia