Basterwa Population, Caste, Working Data Dumka, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Basterwa is a village situated in Ramgarh block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 71 families residing in the village Basterwa. The total population of Basterwa is 329 out of which 165 are males and 164 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basterwa is 994.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basterwa village is 60 which is 18% of the total population. There are 31 male children and 29 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basterwa is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (994) of Basterwa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basterwa is 46.5%. Thus Basterwa village has lower literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 64.93% and the female literacy rate is 28.15% in Basterwa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Basterwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Basterwa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basterwa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 60 | 31 | 29 |
| Literacy | 46.47% | 64.93% | 28.15% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 325 | 162 | 163 |
| Illiterate | 204 | 78 | 126 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.8% of total population in Basterwa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Basterwa village out of total population, 209 were engaged in work activities. 50.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 209 workers engaged in Main Work, 102 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 106 | 100 | 6 |
| Cultivators | 102 | 96 | 6 |
| Other Workers | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 103 | 2 | 101 |
| Non Working | 120 | 63 | 57 |
Nearby Villages to Basterwa,
Below are the list of villages near Basterwa village in Ramgarh.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Taratikar | 319 |
| Tharihat | 1,470 |
| Susania | 998 |
| Majhdiha | 351 |
| Phudni | 79 |
| Bhorandiha | 132 |
| Dudhua | 694 |
| Sagarbhoga | 409 |
| Kachua | 444 |
| Tal | 9 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basterwa, Dumka, Jharkhand - Wikipedia