# Basantapur Village, Matia, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Matia, Goalpara 

# Basantapur

Basantapur is a village in Matia sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **887 people in 136 households**, the 100th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 887people (2011)
- 136households
- 54.6%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Basantapur PIN code and other codes

Basantapur falls in Matia sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBuduchar
- Community development blockMatia
- Census village code282291

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

## How far is Basantapur from nearby towns?

- Matia (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)31 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)31 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 Basantapur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Basantapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Dalgoma
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dalgoma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Basantapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 26 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 Basantapur

Of every 100 households in Basantapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basantapur · ■ Matia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**38%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basantapur?

■ Basantapur · ■ Matia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**968

Working population ****33.9%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 52.0% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (39%) · **■** Marginal 83 (28%)

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 Matia

- Pakhiura Char922 people
- Karkashi919 people
- Bhojmala Pt-I904 people
- Bhela Khamar895 people
- Dabli847 people
- Barigaon828 people
- Chenimari Pt-II827 people
- Singramari785 people

[All 153 villages in Matia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/matia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basantapur from Goalpara?31 km by road
- What is the population of Basantapur?887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantapur in?Goalpara district (Matia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Basantapur?54.6% (Census 2011)