# Baskola Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Baskola

Baskola is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 157 households**, the 77th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 985people (2011)
- 157households
- 66.5%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Baskola PIN code and other codes

Baskola falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBansipur
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239177

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

## How far is Baskola from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)46 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)16 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 Baskola?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Baskola; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kahalgaow
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kahalgaow
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Baskola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Baskola

Of every 100 households in Baskola in 2011, 37 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baskola · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**44%

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

**4%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****57%**

**42%

Television ****26%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Baskola?

■ Baskola · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**947

Working population ****27.2%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 55.9% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (47%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 105 (39%)

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 Colgong

- Karikado1,066 people
- Saidpur Bazid1,048 people
- Ragharia1,031 people
- Lachhmipur Milik1,025 people
- Makaspur984 people
- Mohammadpur973 people
- Jot Naraen904 people
- Jagarnathpur880 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baskola from Bhagalpur?46 km by road
- What is the population of Baskola?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baskola in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baskola?66.5% (Census 2011)