# Basmura Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara 

# Basmura

Basmura is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,046 people in 393 households**, the 45th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 2,046people (2011)
- 393households
- 49.9%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Basmura PIN code and other codes

Basmura falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKatarihara
- Community development blockJaleswar
- Census village code281837

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Basmura from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)59 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)59 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Basmura?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Basmura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chunari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Basmura known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and wheat**. About 74% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Basmura

Of every 100 households in Basmura in 2011, 61 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basmura · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**18%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Basmura?

■ Basmura · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**964

Working population ****27.1%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.3% for men and 47.4% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (17%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 242 (44%) · **■** Marginal 79 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Lakhipur

- Dapkarvita2,173 people
- Jaleswar Bill2,165 people
- Shialkanda2,146 people
- Nizkusakati2,069 people
- Bamunervita2,004 people
- Bandormatha1,908 people
- Kesarapara1,786 people
- Bausatari1,763 people

[All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basmura from Goalpara?59 km by road
- What is the population of Basmura?2,046 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basmura in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Basmura?49.9% (Census 2011)