Bastha Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchim Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011
Bastha is a village situated in Mainatanr block of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 918 families residing in the village Bastha. The total population of Bastha is 5,331 out of which 2,837 are males and 2,494 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bastha is 879.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bastha village is 1272 which is 24% of the total population. There are 633 male children and 639 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bastha is 1,009 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (879) of Bastha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bastha is 58.3%. Thus Bastha village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Pashchim Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 66.65% and the female literacy rate is 48.36% in Bastha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bastha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bastha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bastha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,272 | 633 | 639 |
| Literacy | 58.29% | 66.65% | 48.36% |
| Scheduled Caste | 241 | 129 | 112 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 33 | 21 | 12 |
| Illiterate | 2,965 | 1,368 | 1,597 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Bastha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bastha village out of total population, 2,172 were engaged in work activities. 64.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,172 workers engaged in Main Work, 237 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,019 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,399 | 966 | 433 |
| Cultivators | 237 | 211 | 26 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,019 | 627 | 392 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 139 | 125 | 14 |
| Marginal Workers | 773 | 307 | 466 |
| Non Working | 3,159 | 1,564 | 1,595 |
Nearby Villages to Bastha,
Below are the list of villages near Bastha village in Mainatanr.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Santpur Parsauni | 1,798 |
| Pipra Santpur | 1,677 |
| Majharia | 1,517 |
| Belwania | 1,221 |
| Gauripur | 888 |
| Balirampur | 2,119 |
| Sukhlahi | 4,568 |
| Bhaluahia | 1,851 |
| Parsa | 3,328 |
| Mahuawa | 3,491 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bastha, Pashchim Champaran, Bihar - Wikipedia