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Basu Population - Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

Basu is a medium size village located in Pachhad Tehsil of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 49 families residing. The Basu village has population of 261 of which 135 are males while 126 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Basu village population of children with age 0-6 is 44 which makes up 16.86 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Basu village is 933 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Basu as per census is 1000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Basu village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Basu village was 87.10 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Basu Male literacy stands at 95.58 % while female literacy rate was 77.88 %.

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

Basu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 49 - -
Population 261 135 126
Child (0-6) 44 22 22
Schedule Caste 101 50 51
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.10 % 95.58 % 77.88 %
Total Workers 202 104 98
Main Worker 138 - -
Marginal Worker 64 26 38

Caste Factor

In Basu village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.70 % of total population in Basu village. The village Basu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Basu village out of total population, 202 were engaged in work activities. 68.32 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.68 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 202 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.