Basta Population, Caste, Working Data Pakur, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Basta is a village situated in Maheshpur block of Pakur district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 145 families residing in the village Basta. The total population of Basta is 600 out of which 294 are males and 306 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basta is 1,041.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basta village is 115 which is 19% of the total population. There are 65 male children and 50 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basta is 769 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,041) of Basta village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basta is 50.5%. Thus Basta village has higher literacy rate compared to 39.2% of Pakur district. The male literacy rate is 55.46% and the female literacy rate is 46.09% in Basta village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Basta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Basta Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basta village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 115 | 65 | 50 |
| Literacy | 50.52% | 55.46% | 46.09% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 476 | 228 | 248 |
| Illiterate | 355 | 167 | 188 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 79.3% of total population in Basta village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Basta village out of total population, 221 were engaged in work activities. 73.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 221 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 93 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 162 | 133 | 29 |
| Cultivators | 59 | 52 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 93 | 75 | 18 |
| Other Workers | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 59 | 9 | 50 |
| Non Working | 379 | 152 | 227 |
Nearby Villages to Basta,
Below are the list of villages near Basta village in Maheshpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kasiadanga | 369 |
| Golabari | 415 |
| Sitarampur | 1,099 |
| Darajpur | 1,453 |
| Khosalpur | 305 |
| Birkiti | 3,228 |
| Makdumpur | 1,765 |
| Parkara | 232 |
| Sirajpur | 1,852 |
| Mirpur | 74 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basta, Pakur, Jharkhand - Wikipedia