# Basra Village, Tarari, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tarari, Bhojpur 

# Basra

Basra is a village in Tarari sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802222**. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 138 households**, the 60th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 963people (2011)
- 138households
- 76.4%literacy
- 802222PIN code

## Basra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basra is 802222.** Basra falls in Tarari sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802222
- Gram panchayatPanwari
- Community development blockTarari
- Census village code247695

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

## How far is Basra from nearby towns?

- Tarari (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)39 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)10 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 Basra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Basra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sikarhata
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Basra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Basra

Of every 100 households in Basra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basra · ■ Tarari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**61%

Television ****18%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**22%

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 Basra?

■ Basra · ■ Tarari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**945

Working population ****28.2%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 63.5% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (17%) · **■** Other work 28 (10%) · **■** Marginal 193 (71%)

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 Tarari

- Itahri1,039 people
- Dhamna1,023 people
- Itman1,009 people
- Berain991 people
- Bishamharpur952 people
- Durupur943 people
- Rajmal Dih933 people
- Paranpura924 people

[All 115 villages in Tarari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/tarari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basra?802222
- How far is Basra from Arrah?39 km by road
- What is the population of Basra?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basra in?Bhojpur district (Tarari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basra?76.4% (Census 2011)