Basukinath Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dumka, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Basukinath is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Jarmundi block of Dumka district. The Basukinath city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,630 families residing in the Basukinath city. The total population of Basukinath is 17,123 out of which 8,861 are males and 8,262 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basukinath is 932.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Basukinath city is 2701 which is 16% of the total population. There are 1365 male children and 1336 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basukinath is 979 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (932).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basukinath is 68.4%. Thus Basukinath has a higher literacy rate compared to 61% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 78.86% and the female literacy rate is 57.1% in Basukinath.

Population
17,123
Literacy
68.4%
Sex Ratio
932

Basukinath Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,630 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Basukinath Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basukinath Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 2,701 1,365 1,336
Literacy 68.4% 66.7% 47.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,649 826 823
Scheduled Tribe 1,723 847 876
Illiterate 7,257 2,950 4,307

Caste-wise Population - Basukinath

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.1% of total population in Basukinath.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,649 826 823
Schedule Tribe 1,723 847 876

Religion-wise Population - Basukinath

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Basukinath is 17,002 which is 99.29% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Basukinath is 61 which is 0.36% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Basukinath as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,002 (99.29%) 8,801 8,201
Muslim 61 (0.36%) 33 28
Christian 37 (0.22%) 18 19
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 4 (0.02%) 1 3
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 18 (0.11%) 7 11

Literacy Rate - Basukinath

The total literacy rate of Basukinath was 68.41% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 9,866 literates, males were 5,911 while females were 3,955. Also the male literacy rate was 78.86% and the female literacy rate was 57.1% in Basukinath.

  Basukinath Jharkhand
Female 57.1% 55.42%
Male 78.86% 76.84%
Total 68.41% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Basukinath

The Sex Ratio of Basukinath is 932. Thus per every 1000 men there were 932 females in Basukinath. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 979 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Basukinath.


Child Population - Basukinath

According to Census 2011, there were 2,701 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Basukinath. Out of which 1,365 were male while 1,336 were female.


Working Population - Basukinath

In Basukinath Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 6,197 were engaged in work activities. 65.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,197 workers engaged in Main Work, 650 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 608 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,048 3,350 698
Cultivators 650 497 153
Agriculture Labourer 608 385 223
Household Industries 118 87 31
Other Workers 2,672 2,381 291
Marginal Workers 2,149 1,079 1,070
Non Working 10,926 4,432 6,494

Basukinath Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Basukinath is further divided into 10 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,356 57.7% 907
2 Ward No - 2 1,941 65.3% 884
3 Ward No - 3 2,199 57.5% 953
4 Ward No - 4 1,461 47.6% 953
5 Ward No - 5 1,899 63.3% 956
6 Ward No - 6 1,975 51.9% 942
7 Ward No - 7 1,852 64.7% 896
8 Ward No - 8 1,891 73.7% 854
9 Ward No - 9 1,264 50.2% 1,013
10 Ward No - 10 1,285 31.4% 1,030

Map of Basukinath, Dumka, Jharkhand


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