Basantpur Population, Caste, Working Data Sitamarhi, Bihar - Census 2011

Basantpur is a village situated in Riga block of Sitamarhi district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 532 families residing in the village Basantpur. The total population of Basantpur is 2,612 out of which 1,389 are males and 1,223 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 880.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Basantpur village is 562 which is 22% of the total population. There are 270 male children and 292 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basantpur is 1,081 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (880) of Basantpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basantpur is 41%. Thus Basantpur village has a lower literacy rate compared to 42% of Sitamarhi district. The male literacy rate is 46.92% and the female literacy rate is 33.83% in Basantpur village.

Population
2,612
Families
532
Literacy
40.98%
Sex Ratio
880

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Basantpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Basantpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 562 270 292
Literacy 40.98% 46.92% 33.83%
Scheduled Caste 444 231 213
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,772 864 908

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Basantpur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Basantpur village out of total population, 923 were engaged in work activities. 70% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 923 workers engaged in Main Work, 423 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 161 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 646 489 157
Cultivators 423 284 139
Agriculture Labourer 161 156 5
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 58 46 12
Marginal Workers 277 229 48
Non Working 1,689 671 1,018

Map of Basantpur, Sitamarhi, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Basantpur, Riga

Below are the list of villages near Basantpur village in Riga.

Village Population
Pakri 2,809
Mahesia 5,301
Batraulia 720
Shahbazpur 5,800
Kharsan 5,056
Sirahi 5,608
Kusumari 5,270
Rampur Gangauli 6,272
Pakri 7,516
Barahi 2,786

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