Basantpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Siwan district, Bihar

Basantpur Block of Siwan district has a total population of 105,229 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 53,733 are males while 51,496 are females. In 2011 there were a total 17,061 families residing in Basantpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Basantpur Block is 958.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Basantpur Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 67.7% and the sex ratio of Basantpur Block is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basantpur Block is 18414 which is 17% of the total population. There are 9611 male children and 8803 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantpur Block is 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Basantpur Block.

The total literacy rate of Basantpur Block is 67.7%. The male literacy rate is 63.89% and the female literacy rate is 47.47% in Basantpur Block.

Population
105,229
Literacy
67.7%
Sex Ratio
958

To facilitate the administration, Basantpur Block is further divided into 41 villages.

Basantpur Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basantpur Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,414 9,611 8,803
Literacy 67.7% 63.89% 47.47%
Scheduled Caste 12,412 6,341 6,071
Scheduled Tribe 1,063 547 516
Illiterate 46,455 19,402 27,053

Caste-wise Population - Basantpur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Basantpur Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,412 6,341 6,071
Schedule Tribe 1,063 547 516

Religion-wise Population - Basantpur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 90,326 (85.84%) 46,191 44,135
Muslim 14,755 (14.02%) 7,465 7,290
Christian 97 (0.09%) 50 47
Sikh 8 (0.01%) 4 4
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 2 (0%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 39 (0.04%) 20 19

Literacy Rate - Basantpur Block

Average literacy rate of Basantpur Block in 2011 were 67.7% in which, male and female literacy were 77.81% and 57.25% respectively. Total literate in Basantpur Block were 58,774 of which male and female were 34,331 and 24,443 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Basantpur Block

The Sex Ratio of Basantpur Block is 958 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 958 females in Basantpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Basantpur Block.


Child Population - Basantpur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 18,414 children between age 0 to 6 years in Basantpur Block. Out of which 9,611 were male while 8,803 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Basantpur Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Basantpur Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Basantpur Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 18,414.

Total Urban Rural
Population 105,229 0 105,229
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,414 0 18,414
Schedule Caste 12,412 0 12,412
Schedule Tribe 1,063 0 1,063
Literacy 67.7% - 67.7%
Sex Ratio 958 - 958

Working Population - Basantpur Block

In Basantpur Block out of total population, 26,977 were engaged in work activities. 66.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 26,977 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,399 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,573 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,827 16,206 1,621
Cultivators 7,399 6,943 456
Agriculture Labourer 4,573 3,917 656
Household Industries 440 377 63
Other Workers 5,415 4,969 446
Marginal Workers 9,150 7,185 1,965
Non Working 78,252 30,342 47,910

Nearby Blocks from Basantpur Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Basantpur Block in Siwan district.


Basantpur Block Map


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