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Basta Population - Godda, Jharkhand

Basta is a medium size village located in Thakurgangti Block of Godda district, Jharkhand with total 268 families residing. The Basta village has population of 1368 of which 729 are males while 639 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Basta village population of children with age 0-6 is 292 which makes up 21.35 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Basta village is 877 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Basta as per census is 960, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Basta village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Basta village was 53.16 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Basta Male literacy stands at 69.14 % while female literacy rate was 34.48 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Basta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Basta village.

Basta Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 268 - -
Population 1,368 729 639
Child (0-6) 292 149 143
Schedule Caste 181 96 85
Schedule Tribe 86 46 40
Literacy 53.16 % 69.14 % 34.48 %
Total Workers 691 351 340
Main Worker 164 - -
Marginal Worker 527 303 224

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.23 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.29 % of total population in Basta village.

Work Profile

In Basta village out of total population, 691 were engaged in work activities. 23.73 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 76.27 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 691 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.