# Basauni Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Basauni

Basauni is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 48 households**, the 63rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 175people (2011)
- 48households
- 62.7%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Basauni PIN code and other codes

Basauni falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahua
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241207

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

## How far is Basauni from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)14 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)14 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 Basauni?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Basauni; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banka
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Haripur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Basauni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Basauni

Of every 100 households in Basauni in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basauni · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**37%

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

**5%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****54%**

**41%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Basauni?

■ Basauni · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**935

Working population ****38.9%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 52.0% for women. 64% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 13 (19%) · **■** Marginal 39 (57%)

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 Barahat

- Rakuli341 people
- Balarpur304 people
- Bhojpur191 people
- Parsa178 people
- Kakaria117 people
- Loharia38 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basauni from Banka?14 km by road
- What is the population of Basauni?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basauni in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basauni?62.7% (Census 2011)