Basowal Population, Caste, Working Data Rupnagar, Punjab - Census 2011
Basowal is a village situated in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 504 families residing in the village Basowal. The total population of Basowal is 2,455 out of which 1,279 are males and 1,176 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basowal is 919.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basowal village is 216 which is 9% of the total population. There are 117 male children and 99 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basowal is 846 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Basowal village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basowal is 90%. Thus Basowal village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.4% of Rupnagar district. The male literacy rate is 93.89% and the female literacy rate is 85.79% in Basowal village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Basowal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Basowal Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basowal village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 216 | 117 | 99 |
| Literacy | 90% | 93.89% | 85.79% |
| Scheduled Caste | 730 | 376 | 354 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 440 | 188 | 252 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Basowal village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Basowal village out of total population, 710 were engaged in work activities. 90.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 710 workers engaged in Main Work, 57 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 642 | 568 | 74 |
| Cultivators | 57 | 53 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 36 | 35 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 545 | 476 | 69 |
| Marginal Workers | 68 | 38 | 30 |
| Non Working | 1,745 | 673 | 1,072 |
Nearby Villages to Basowal,
Below are the list of villages near Basowal village in Anandpur Sahib.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dheru | 199 |
| Paili Khurd | 127 |
| Barari | 194 |
| Kalota | 281 |
| Sajmour | 1,173 |
| Paili Kalan | 4 |
| Bikapur | 1,368 |
| Mangewal | 1,539 |
| Surewal | 1,856 |
| Dholowal | 33 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basowal, Rupnagar, Punjab - Wikipedia