# Basgara Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/basgara/ Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Basgara Basgara is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **3,297 people in 639 households**, the 41st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 3,297people (2011) - 639households - 47.5%literacy - 854318PIN code ## Basgara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basgara is 854318.** Basgara falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854318 - Gram panchayatJhirwa Pachhiari - Community development blockForbesganj - Census village code221553 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basgara from nearby towns? - Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Araria (district HQ)35 km by road - Farbisganj (nearest town)5 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 Basgara? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Basgara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Basgara known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 96% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Basgara Of every 100 households in Basgara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Basgara · ■ Forbesganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **12% Toilet within the home ****8%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****21%** **20% Television ****7%** **8% Mobile phone ****35%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Basgara? ■ Basgara · ■ Forbesganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1142** **955 Working population ****41.9%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.7% for men and 38.3% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 195 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 646 (47%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (2%) · **■** Marginal 510 (37%) 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 Forbesganj - Belai4,011 people - Phena3,691 people - Bokra3,440 people - Rampur3,386 people - Ghiwba3,225 people - Mirganj3,038 people - Eidgah2,902 people - Samaul2,711 people [All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basgara?854318 - How far is Basgara from Araria?35 km by road - What is the population of Basgara?3,297 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basgara in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basgara?47.5% (Census 2011)