# Basahi Village, Rajpur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajpur, Buxar 

# Basahi

Basahi is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,013 people in 297 households**, the 34th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,013people (2011)
- 297households
- 61.3%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Basahi PIN code and other codes

Basahi falls in Rajpur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkbarpur
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code248479

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

## How far is Basahi from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)32 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 Basahi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Basahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dewarhiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kashipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Basahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Basahi

Of every 100 households in Basahi in 2011, 8 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basahi · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****14%**

**47%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Basahi?

■ Basahi · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**953

Working population ****24.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 48.6% for women. 45% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (29%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 253 (52%)

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 Rajpur

- Khoraitha2,259 people
- Sisaudha2,241 people
- Chhatauna2,021 people
- Uttampur2,017 people
- Rauni1,976 people
- Manoharpur1,955 people
- Akbarpur1,933 people
- Kataria1,916 people

[All 236 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basahi from Buxar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Basahi?2,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basahi in?Buxar district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basahi?61.3% (Census 2011)