Basanta Chak Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Basanta Chak is a village situated in Moyna block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 558 families residing in the village Basanta Chak. The total population of Basanta Chak is 2,825 out of which 1,444 are males and 1,381 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basanta Chak is 956.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basanta Chak village is 538 which is 19% of the total population. There are 271 male children and 267 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basanta Chak is 985 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Basanta Chak village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basanta Chak is 67.2%. Thus Basanta Chak village has lower literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 76.9% and the female literacy rate is 56.91% in Basanta Chak village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Basanta Chak village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Basanta Chak Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basanta Chak village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 538 | 271 | 267 |
| Literacy | 67.16% | 76.9% | 56.91% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,289 | 542 | 747 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Basanta Chak village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Basanta Chak village out of total population, 1,017 were engaged in work activities. 65.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,017 workers engaged in Main Work, 211 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 194 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 670 | 579 | 91 |
| Cultivators | 211 | 205 | 6 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 194 | 122 | 72 |
| Household Industries | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 237 | 224 | 13 |
| Marginal Workers | 347 | 154 | 193 |
| Non Working | 1,808 | 711 | 1,097 |
Nearby Villages to Basanta Chak,
Below are the list of villages near Basanta Chak village in Moyna.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bishnu Misri Chak | 1,635 |
| Gokul Nagar | 4,029 |
| Brajaballabapur | 2,321 |
| Nishchinta Chak | 1,099 |
| Kunar Chak | 1,856 |
| Raghunath Chak | 1,637 |
| Uttampur | 2,287 |
| Mudibar | 1,691 |
| Ramchandrapur | 4,243 |
| Kanchichak | 1,728 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basanta Chak, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia