# Basantpur Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/basantpur/ Village · Dhuraiya, Banka # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,592 people in 266 households**, the 53rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 1,592people (2011) - 266households - 54.1%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes Basantpur falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChalna - Community development blockDhuraiya - Census village code241130 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns? - Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Banka (district HQ)42 km by road - Banka (nearest town)42 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 Basantpur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhupsanda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Basantpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include farm equipment. About 88% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Basantpur Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **20% Toilet within the home ****6%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **91% Use banking services ****32%** **32% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****45%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **34% 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 Basantpur? ■ Basantpur · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **943 Working population ****40.7%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.3% for men and 38.8% for women. 43% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 18 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (54%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 263 (41%) 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 Dhuraiya - Jagankita1,651 people - Hirammi1,642 people - Hasanpur1,628 people - Pair1,621 people - Deodar1,585 people - Pipra1,557 people - Joki1,552 people - Balias1,540 people [All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basantpur from Banka?42 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?1,592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?54.1% (Census 2011)