# Basant Village, Madanpur, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Madanpur, Aurangabad 

# Basant

Basant is a village in Madanpur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,215 people in 457 households**, the 16th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 3,215people (2011)
- 457households
- 59.5%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Basant PIN code and other codes

Basant falls in Madanpur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSalaiya
- Community development blockMadanpur
- Census village code254431

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

## How far is Basant from nearby towns?

- Madanpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)33 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)10 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 Basant?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Basant known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Basant

Of every 100 households in Basant in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basant · ■ Madanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**83%

Tap water ****23%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**94%

Use banking services ****43%**

**45%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Basant?

■ Basant · ■ Madanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**944

Working population ****29.0%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 49.9% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (16%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 199 (21%) · **■** Marginal 390 (42%)

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 Madanpur

- War Khas3,932 people
- Sailwa3,746 people
- Pirwan3,716 people
- Pipraura3,391 people
- Chein Nawada2,980 people
- Uchauli2,888 people
- Panrariya2,662 people
- Bela2,626 people

[All 124 villages in Madanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/madanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basant from Aurangabad?33 km by road
- What is the population of Basant?3,215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basant in?Aurangabad district (Madanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basant?59.5% (Census 2011)