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

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Basaon

Basaon is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,076 people in 378 households**, the 20th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 2,076people (2011)
- 378households
- 60.6%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Basaon PIN code and other codes

Basaon falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarpur Jalwasi
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248718

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

## How far is Basaon from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)15 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 Basaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pasahara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Basaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 79% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Basaon

Of every 100 households in Basaon in 2011, 17 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basaon · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**70%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**55%

Television ****7%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Basaon?

■ Basaon · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**946

Working population ****30.7%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 47.3% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 181 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (8%) · **■** Marginal 132 (21%)

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

- Shukraulia2,295 people
- Baksara2,255 people
- Bhitihara2,169 people
- Kaliyanpur2,104 people
- Bagahipatti2,006 people
- Mangolpur1,959 people
- Indaur1,892 people
- Chilbila1,848 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Basaon from Buxar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Basaon?2,076 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basaon in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basaon?60.6% (Census 2011)