# Basdewa Village, Nawanagar, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nawanagar, Buxar 

# Basdewa

Basdewa is a village in Nawanagar sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,569 people in 208 households**, the 28th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 1,569people (2011)
- 208households
- 67.8%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Basdewa PIN code and other codes

Basdewa falls in Nawanagar sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAtmi
- Community development blockNawanagar
- Census village code248832

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

## How far is Basdewa from nearby towns?

- Nawanagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Domraon (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 Basdewa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barhauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonbarisa
- ○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
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Basdewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Basdewa

Of every 100 households in Basdewa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basdewa · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**52%

Television ****19%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Basdewa?

■ Basdewa · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**941

Working population ****26.6%**

**29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 55.8% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (18%) · **■** Marginal 158 (38%)

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 Nawanagar

- Kukur Bhuka1,848 people
- Kanjia1,826 people
- Gobinapur1,787 people
- Dhapachhuha1,765 people
- Manahatha1,490 people
- Turaon Khas1,440 people
- Pararia1,430 people
- Maudiha1,419 people

[All 107 villages in Nawanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basdewa from Buxar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Basdewa?1,569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basdewa in?Buxar district (Nawanagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basdewa?67.8% (Census 2011)