Baswaria

Basauli, India Baswaria or Basuari
Village
Basauli, India Location in Bihar Basauli, India Basauli, India (India)
Coordinates: 26.2833°N 86.4667°E / 26.2833; 86.4667
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani district
Named for	The Baswaria plant
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,413
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR

Basauli also known as Basuari or Baswaria is a large village located in Madhubani Block of Madhubani district, Bihar with total 2427 families residing. The Basauli village has population of 12413 of which 6434 are males while 5979 are females as per Population Census 2011.

Demographics

In Basauli village, the population of children aged 0-6 years is 2,381, constituting 19.18% of the total population. The average sex ratio in Basauli village is 929, which is higher than the Bihar state average of 918. However, the child sex ratio in Basauli stands at 931, which is slightly lower than the Bihar state average of 935.[1]

The literacy rate in Basauli village is lower compared to the state average. In 2011, the literacy rate of Basauli was 52.53%, while Bihar's literacy rate was 61.80%. Amongst the male population in Basauli, the literacy rate is 61.55%, whereas the female literacy rate is considerably lower at 42.83%.

According to the Constitution of India and the Panchayati Raj Act, Basauli village is administered by a Sarpanch, who is the elected head of the village.[2]

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.35 % of total population in Basauli village. The village Basauli currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

References

Census 2011