# Basmatiya Village, Narpatganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/narpatganj/basmatiya/ Village · Narpatganj, Araria # Basmatiya Basmatiya is a village in Narpatganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854336**. The 2011 Census counted **10,756 people in 1,986 households**, the 8th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 10,756people (2011) - 1,986households - 62.9%literacy - 854336PIN code ## Basmatiya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basmatiya is 854336.** Basmatiya falls in Narpatganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854336 - Gram panchayatBasmatiya - Community development blockNarpatganj - Census village code221486 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basmatiya from nearby towns? - Narpatganj (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Araria (district HQ)67 km by road - Forbesganj (nearest town)39 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 Basmatiya? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Basmatiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbishganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Basmatiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 344 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 Basmatiya Of every 100 households in Basmatiya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basmatiya · ■ Narpatganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **8% Toilet within the home ****15%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****22%** **26% Television ****5%** **5% Mobile phone ****35%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **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 Basmatiya? ■ Basmatiya · ■ Narpatganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **53.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **951 Working population ****39.4%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 52.7% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 497 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 728 (17%) · **■** Household industry 73 (2%) · **■** Other work 586 (14%) · **■** Marginal 2,349 (55%) 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 Narpatganj - koskapur12,149 people - Fatehpur12,110 people - Mirdaul11,831 people - Sonapur11,329 people - Bhanghi10,747 people - Khapdeh9,608 people - Rewahi9,374 people - Pathraha9,317 people [All 65 villages in Narpatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/narpatganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basmatiya?854336 - How far is Basmatiya from Araria?67 km by road - What is the population of Basmatiya?10,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basmatiya in?Araria district (Narpatganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basmatiya?62.9% (Census 2011)