# Baswar Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Baswar

Baswar is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,789 people in 231 households**, the 33rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 1,789people (2011)
- 231households
- 67.7%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Baswar PIN code and other codes

Baswar falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPokharhan
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code248022

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

## How far is Baswar from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)22 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 Baswar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Baswar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Baswar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Baswar

Of every 100 households in Baswar in 2011, 5 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baswar · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**76%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****38%**

**60%

Television ****33%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

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 Baswar?

■ Baswar · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**930

Working population ****30.8%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 53.3% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 364 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (22%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (7%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%)

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 Barhampur

- Bhadsari1,965 people
- Manki1,929 people
- Panrepur1,866 people
- Bojhwalia1,823 people
- Kathia1,779 people
- Rajpur1,721 people
- Dubauli1,635 people
- Kurthiya1,602 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baswar from Buxar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Baswar?1,789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baswar in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baswar?67.7% (Census 2011)