# Chaudhri Basantpur Village, Pirpainti, Bhagalpur (Bihar)

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Village · Pirpainti, Bhagalpur 

# Chaudhri Basantpur

Chaudhri Basantpur is a village in Pirpainti sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **226 people in 43 households**, the 83rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 226people (2011)
- 43households
- 72.8%literacy
- 1,194females per 1,000 males

## Chaudhri Basantpur PIN code and other codes

Chaudhri Basantpur falls in Pirpainti sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarinkol
- Community development blockPirpainti
- Census village code239047

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

## How far is Chaudhri Basantpur from nearby towns?

- Pirpainti (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)18 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 Chaudhri Basantpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chaudhri Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Chaudhri Basantpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Chaudhri Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Chaudhri Basantpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chaudhri Basantpur · ■ Pirpainti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****100%**

**33%

Television ****35%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chaudhri Basantpur?

■ Chaudhri Basantpur · ■ Pirpainti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1194**

**871

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**945

Working population ****29.2%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 65.7% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (48%) · **■** Household industry 6 (9%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Pirpainti

- Dadar329 people
- Sawaia326 people
- Kamalghorai276 people
- Siroman231 people
- Jadu Bhalua199 people
- Siarmari181 people
- Gopalpur166 people
- Rasidpur136 people

[All 114 villages in Pirpainti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/pirpainti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaudhri Basantpur from Bhagalpur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Chaudhri Basantpur?226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaudhri Basantpur in?Bhagalpur district (Pirpainti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaudhri Basantpur?72.8% (Census 2011)