Basant Population, Caste, Working Data Darbhanga, Bihar - Census 2011
Basant is a village situated in Hanumannagar block of Darbhanga district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 863 families residing in the village Basant. The total population of Basant is 4,097 out of which 2,162 are males and 1,935 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basant is 895.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basant village is 784 which is 19% of the total population. There are 433 male children and 351 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basant is 811 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (895) of Basant village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basant is 46.4%. Thus Basant village has higher literacy rate compared to 46.1% of Darbhanga district. The male literacy rate is 52.69% and the female literacy rate is 39.46% in Basant village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Basant village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Basant Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basant village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 784 | 433 | 351 |
| Literacy | 46.36% | 52.69% | 39.46% |
| Scheduled Caste | 416 | 219 | 197 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 2,561 | 1,251 | 1,310 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Basant village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Basant village out of total population, 1,514 were engaged in work activities. 53.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,514 workers engaged in Main Work, 58 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 565 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 813 | 672 | 141 |
| Cultivators | 58 | 53 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 565 | 449 | 116 |
| Household Industries | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 179 | 164 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 701 | 364 | 337 |
| Non Working | 2,583 | 1,126 | 1,457 |
Nearby Villages to Basant,
Below are the list of villages near Basant village in Hanumannagar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basant, Darbhanga, Bihar - Wikipedia