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Basantapada Population - Dhenkanal, Orissa

Basantapada is a medium size village located in Parajang Block of Dhenkanal district, Orissa with total 174 families residing. The Basantapada village has population of 691 of which 334 are males while 357 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Basantapada village population of children with age 0-6 is 78 which makes up 11.29 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Basantapada village is 1069 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Basantapada as per census is 625, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Basantapada village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Basantapada village was 61.34 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Basantapada Male literacy stands at 70.63 % while female literacy rate was 53.21 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Basantapada 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 Basantapada village.

Basantapada Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 174 - -
Population 691 334 357
Child (0-6) 78 48 30
Schedule Caste 72 38 34
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 61.34 % 70.63 % 53.21 %
Total Workers 469 226 243
Main Worker 198 - -
Marginal Worker 271 74 197

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.42 % of total population in Basantapada village. The village Basantapada currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Basantapada village out of total population, 469 were engaged in work activities. 42.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 469 workers engaged in Main Work, 99 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 56 were Agricultural labourer.