# Basgara Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Basgara

Basgara is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **545 people in 109 households**, the 79th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 545people (2011)
- 109households
- 59.4%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Basgara PIN code and other codes

Basgara falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKopari
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221723

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?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)15 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?

8 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 **maize and jute**. About 90% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basgara · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**23%

Television ****16%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**960

Working population ****49.4%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 44.3% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 256 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Raniganj

- Kamalpur1,209 people
- Lachhmipur1,106 people
- Sakraili635 people
- Madhepura620 people
- Basaithi Math524 people
- Barhepara480 people
- Bhagphasia425 people
- Banbhag402 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basgara from Araria?15 km by road
- What is the population of Basgara?545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basgara in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basgara?59.4% (Census 2011)