# Basantpur Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/basantpur-246752/ Village · Arrah, Bhojpur # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,815 people in 401 households**, the 23rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 2,815people (2011) - 401households - 70.8%literacy - 850females per 1,000 males ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes Basantpur falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDaulatpur - Community development blockArrah - Census village code246752 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)8 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)8 km by road - Arrah (nearest town)8 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arrah - ○Degree college5–10 km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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**. About 14% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 8 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Arrah rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **6% Toilet within the home ****11%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **91% Use banking services ****34%** **61% Television ****10%** **20% Mobile phone ****32%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **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+) ****70.8%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782** **900 Working population ****23.2%** **27.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 56.8% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 182 (28%) · **■** Marginal 223 (34%) 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 - Makhdumpur Dumra2,988 people - Alipur2,888 people - Hasanpura2,863 people - Karwa2,841 people - Sarangpur2,805 people - Sonadia2,767 people - Sonadia2,743 people - Sobhi Dumra2,742 people [All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basantpur from Arrah?8 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?2,815 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?70.8% (Census 2011)