Basoa Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011
Basoa is a village situated in Rampurhat - II block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,549 families residing in the village Basoa. The total population of Basoa is 5,511 out of which 2,873 are males and 2,638 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basoa is 918.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Basoa village is 590 which is 11% of the total population. There are 319 male children and 271 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basoa is 850 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Basoa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basoa is 71.7%. Thus Basoa village has a higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 79.25% and the female literacy rate is 63.58% in Basoa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Basoa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Basoa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basoa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 590 | 319 | 271 |
| Literacy | 71.71% | 79.25% | 63.58% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2,183 | 1,132 | 1,051 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 132 | 68 | 64 |
| Illiterate | 1,982 | 849 | 1,133 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Basoa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Basoa village out of total population, 1,893 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,893 workers engaged in Main Work, 69 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 736 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,720 | 1,619 | 101 |
| Cultivators | 69 | 69 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 736 | 700 | 36 |
| Household Industries | 490 | 474 | 16 |
| Other Workers | 425 | 376 | 49 |
| Marginal Workers | 173 | 54 | 119 |
| Non Working | 3,618 | 1,200 | 2,418 |
Map of Basoa, Birbhum, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Basoa, Rampurhat - II
Below are the list of villages near Basoa village in Rampurhat - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Batina | 1,492 |
| Margram | 30,055 |
| Paikpara | 1,058 |
| Parkuta | 839 |
| Nuruddipur | 736 |
| Laha | 2,070 |
| Hatparkuta | 272 |
| Parun | 1,123 |
| Uttar Narayanpur | 1,247 |
| Kashipur | 770 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Basoa, Birbhum, West Bengal - Wikipedia