Basant Population, Caste, Working Data Muzaffarpur, Bihar - Census 2011
Basant is a village situated in Katra block of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 145 families residing in the village Basant. The total population of Basant is 810 out of which 429 are males and 381 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basant is 888.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basant village is 177 which is 22% of the total population. There are 86 male children and 91 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basant is 1,058 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (888) of Basant village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basant is 52.4%. Thus Basant village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Muzaffarpur district. The male literacy rate is 61.81% and the female literacy rate is 41.38% 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 | 177 | 86 | 91 |
| Literacy | 52.45% | 61.81% | 41.38% |
| Scheduled Caste | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 478 | 217 | 261 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% 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, 264 were engaged in work activities. 76.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 264 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 198 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 201 | 183 | 18 |
| Cultivators | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 198 | 180 | 18 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 63 | 13 | 50 |
| Non Working | 546 | 233 | 313 |
Nearby Villages to Basant,
Below are the list of villages near Basant village in Katra.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Shiudaspur | 6,473 |
| Bisautha urf Mahisautha | 2,629 |
| Jitwara | 964 |
| Kopi urf Narkothi | 1,617 |
| Sohagpur | 1,352 |
| Marwa | 48 |
| Amma | 2,973 |
| Raja Dih urf Salempur | 1,430 |
| Madhaipura | 5,083 |
| Deogan | 3,058 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basant, Muzaffarpur, Bihar - Wikipedia