Basantapur Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Basantapur is a village situated in Ramnagar - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 289 families residing in the village Basantapur. The total population of Basantapur is 1,364 out of which 682 are males and 682 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 1,000.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Basantapur village is 164 which is 12% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 79 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantapur is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Basantapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantapur is 85.8%. Thus Basantapur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 93.3% and the female literacy rate is 78.28% in Basantapur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Basantapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Basantapur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basantapur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 164 | 85 | 79 |
| Literacy | 85.75% | 93.3% | 78.28% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 335 | 125 | 210 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Basantapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Basantapur village out of total population, 481 were engaged in work activities. 78.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 481 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 95 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 376 | 344 | 32 |
| Cultivators | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 95 | 91 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 266 | 239 | 27 |
| Marginal Workers | 105 | 80 | 25 |
| Non Working | 883 | 258 | 625 |
Map of Basantapur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Basantapur, Ramnagar - I
Below are the list of villages near Basantapur village in Ramnagar - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gobra | 2,661 |
| Ullaspur | 909 |
| Gangpura | 1,344 |
| Paschimbar | 949 |
| Kantabani | 1,896 |
| Mahajan | 1,136 |
| Mangalpur | 1,117 |
| Akna | 674 |
| Bagmari | 1,271 |
| Ghanta Shala | 688 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basantapur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia