Basantpur Population, Caste, Working Data Siwan, Bihar - Census 2011
Basantpur is a village situated in Raghunathpur block of Siwan district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 234 families residing in the village Basantpur. The total population of Basantpur is 1,273 out of which 591 are males and 682 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 1,154.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basantpur village is 158 which is 12% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 79 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,154) of Basantpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantpur is 71.7%. Thus Basantpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 58% of Siwan district. The male literacy rate is 83.79% and the female literacy rate is 61.36% 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 | 158 | 79 | 79 |
| Literacy | 71.66% | 83.79% | 61.36% |
| Scheduled Caste | 183 | 88 | 95 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| Illiterate | 474 | 162 | 312 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Basantpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Basantpur village out of total population, 491 were engaged in work activities. 49.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 491 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 245 | 168 | 77 |
| Cultivators | 83 | 81 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 33 | 26 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 126 | 58 | 68 |
| Marginal Workers | 246 | 145 | 101 |
| Non Working | 782 | 278 | 504 |
Nearby Villages to Basantpur,
Below are the list of villages near Basantpur village in Raghunathpur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basantpur, Siwan, Bihar - Wikipedia