# Basantpur Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/basantpur-246726/ Village · Arrah, Bhojpur # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802156**. The 2011 Census counted **3,323 people in 540 households**, the 15th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 3,323people (2011) - 540households - 75.0%literacy - 802156PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basantpur is 802156.** Basantpur falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - PIN code802156 - Gram panchayatBasantpur - Community development blockArrah - Census village code246726 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? - Arrah (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)14 km by road - Arrah (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 Basantpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps 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**. About 94% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Arrah rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **6% Toilet within the home ****18%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **91% Use banking services ****84%** **61% Television ****20%** **20% Mobile phone ****69%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **21% 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 Basantpur? ■ Basantpur · ■ Arrah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **900 Working population ****25.9%** **27.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 62.3% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 279 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (28%) · **■** Household industry 62 (7%) · **■** Other work 64 (7%) · **■** Marginal 215 (25%) 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 Arrah - Mahuli4,166 people - Piraunta3,887 people - khajuria3,777 people - Dhauandhua3,601 people - Baghipakar3,070 people - Chatarsainpur3,049 people - Mahkampur Bara3,023 people - Makhdumpur Dumra2,988 people [All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur?802156 - How far is Basantpur from Arrah?14 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?3,323 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?75.0% (Census 2011)