Baskehr Population, Caste, Working Data Kangra, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Baskehr is a village situated in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 120 families residing in the village Baskehr. The total population of Baskehr is 536 out of which 259 are males and 277 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Baskehr is 1,069.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Baskehr village is 47 which is 9% of the total population. There are 22 male children and 25 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Baskehr is 1,136 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,069) of Baskehr village.

Population
536
Families
120
Literacy
91%
Sex Ratio
1,069

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Baskehr is 91%. Thus Baskehr village has higher literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Kangra district. The male literacy rate is 95.36% and the female literacy rate is 86.9% in Baskehr village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Baskehr village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Baskehr Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Baskehr village.

Total Male Female
Children 47 22 25
Literacy 91% 95.36% 86.9%
Scheduled Caste 113 49 64
Scheduled Tribe 21 12 9
Illiterate 91 33 58

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.9% of total population in Baskehr village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Baskehr village out of total population, 198 were engaged in work activities. 57.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 198 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 114 96 18
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 10 6 4
Other Workers 103 89 14
Marginal Workers 84 45 39
Non Working 338 118 220

Nearby Villages to Baskehr,

Below are the list of villages near Baskehr village in Palampur.

Village Population
Duhaki 208
Har Droh 85
Chudrehr 174
Droh Khas 683
Jugehr 347
Gadiara 646
Chogan 472
Jalakh 414
Arth 244
Sai 185

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