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Besna Population - Narmada, Gujarat

Besna is a medium size village located in Dediapada Taluka of Narmada district, Gujarat with total 366 families residing. The Besna village has population of 1750 of which 883 are males while 867 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Besna village population of children with age 0-6 is 296 which makes up 16.91 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Besna village is 982 which is higher than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Besna as per census is 987, higher than Gujarat average of 890.

Besna village has lower literacy rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Besna village was 57.84 % compared to 78.03 % of Gujarat. In Besna Male literacy stands at 69.62 % while female literacy rate was 45.83 %.

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

Besna Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 366 - -
Population 1,750 883 867
Child (0-6) 296 149 147
Schedule Caste 8 6 2
Schedule Tribe 1,693 849 844
Literacy 57.84 % 69.62 % 45.83 %
Total Workers 871 430 441
Main Worker 324 - -
Marginal Worker 547 168 379

Caste Factor

In Besna village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 96.74 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.46 % of total population in Besna village.

Work Profile

In Besna village out of total population, 871 were engaged in work activities. 37.20 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.80 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 871 workers engaged in Main Work, 107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 202 were Agricultural labourer.