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Besta Population - Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Besta is a small village located in Karsog Tehsil of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh with total 19 families residing. The Besta village has population of 115 of which 67 are males while 48 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Besta village population of children with age 0-6 is 14 which makes up 12.17 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Besta village is 716 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Besta as per census is 273, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Besta village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Besta village was 76.24 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Besta Male literacy stands at 85.71 % while female literacy rate was 64.44 %.

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

Besta Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 19 - -
Population 115 67 48
Child (0-6) 14 11 3
Schedule Caste 26 17 9
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.24 % 85.71 % 64.44 %
Total Workers 61 32 29
Main Worker 3 - -
Marginal Worker 58 29 29

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.61 % of total population in Besta village. The village Besta currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Besta village out of total population, 61 were engaged in work activities. 4.92 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 95.08 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 61 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.