Basantpur Population, Caste, Working Data Samastipur, Bihar - Census 2011
Basantpur is a village situated in Khanpur block of Samastipur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 595 families residing in the village Basantpur. The total population of Basantpur is 2,640 out of which 1,340 are males and 1,300 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 970.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basantpur village is 546 which is 21% of the total population. There are 283 male children and 263 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Basantpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantpur is 59.5%. Thus Basantpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Samastipur district. The male literacy rate is 68.02% and the female literacy rate is 50.82% in Basantpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Basantpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Basantpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basantpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 546 | 283 | 263 |
| Literacy | 59.5% | 68.02% | 50.82% |
| Scheduled Caste | 812 | 401 | 411 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Illiterate | 1,394 | 621 | 773 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Basantpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Basantpur village out of total population, 1,025 were engaged in work activities. 55.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,025 workers engaged in Main Work, 165 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 371 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 569 | 502 | 67 |
| Cultivators | 165 | 156 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 371 | 319 | 52 |
| Household Industries | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 456 | 229 | 227 |
| Non Working | 1,615 | 609 | 1,006 |
Nearby Villages to Basantpur,
Below are the list of villages near Basantpur village in Khanpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Soman | 6,626 |
| Masina | 4,075 |
| Madhu Tola | 3,152 |
| Hariabad Chak | 2,247 |
| Chak Bakar | 726 |
| Milki | 1,422 |
| Jahangirpur | 3,814 |
| Semri Chandar Sen | 770 |
| Harpur Shyam | 1,059 |
| Khanpur | 12,154 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basantpur, Samastipur, Bihar - Wikipedia