# Basohara Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Basohara

Basohara is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,619 people in 312 households**, the 47th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,619people (2011)
- 312households
- 53.1%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Basohara PIN code and other codes

Basohara falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhakhra
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240426

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

## How far is Basohara from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)30 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)30 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 Basohara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Basohara; 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
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gulni Kusaha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Malda Buzurg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Basohara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Basohara

Of every 100 households in Basohara in 2011, 19 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basohara · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basohara?

■ Basohara · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**918

Working population ****30.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 47.4% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 446 (90%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Karanja1,671 people
- Meharpur1,653 people
- Barautha1,649 people
- Goera Sahroi1,631 people
- Sobhnathpur1,590 people
- Sahdeopur1,571 people
- Maldih1,523 people
- Titihi1,488 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basohara from Banka?30 km by road
- What is the population of Basohara?1,619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basohara in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basohara?53.1% (Census 2011)