# Basao Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Basao

Basao is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar, PIN code **802129**. The 2011 Census counted **4,488 people in 630 households**, the 5th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 4,488people (2011)
- 630households
- 71.5%literacy
- 802129PIN code

## Basao PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basao is 802129.** Basao falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- PIN code802129
- Gram panchayatBasao Kalan
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248801

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

## How far is Basao from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)20 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 Basao?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Basao; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pasahara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Basao known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 79% of the 430 hectares of village land is sown, and 298 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 Basao

Of every 100 households in Basao in 2011, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basao · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****60%**

**55%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**19%

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 Basao?

■ Basao · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**946

Working population ****30.7%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 56.3% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 472 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (10%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 117 (9%) · **■** Marginal 632 (46%)

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 Itarhi

- Itarhi10,275 people
- Basudhar6,477 people
- Barkagaon6,077 people
- Kukurha5,802 people
- Mahila4,066 people
- Unwans3,786 people
- Bijhaura3,308 people
- Harpur3,167 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basao?802129
- How far is Basao from Buxar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Basao?4,488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basao in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basao?71.5% (Census 2011)