# Basant Village, Hanumannagar, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/hanumannagar/basant/ Village · Hanumannagar, Darbhanga # Basant Basant is a village in Hanumannagar sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **846001**. The 2011 Census counted **4,097 people in 863 households**, the 11th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 4,097people (2011) - 863households - 46.4%literacy - 846001PIN code ## Basant PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basant is 846001.** Basant falls in Hanumannagar sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code846001 - Gram panchayatGorhaila - Community development blockHanumannagar - Census village code227497 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basant from nearby towns? - Hanumannagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)14 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)14 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 Basant? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Basant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ramnagar Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 15 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 Basant known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Basant Of every 100 households in Basant in 2011, 1 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Basant · ■ Hanumannagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **9% Toilet within the home ****21%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****12%** **46% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****27%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **30% 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 Basant? ■ Basant · ■ Hanumannagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.4%** **55.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **913 Working population ****37.0%** **33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.7% for men and 39.5% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 565 (37%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 179 (12%) · **■** Marginal 701 (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 Hanumannagar - Patori4,691 people - Banswara4,577 people - Gorhiari4,494 people - Narsara4,477 people - Baghela3,959 people - Gorhaila3,942 people - Ratanpura3,749 people - Rampur Dih3,638 people [All 85 villages in Hanumannagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/hanumannagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basant?846001 - How far is Basant from Darbhanga?14 km by road - What is the population of Basant?4,097 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basant in?Darbhanga district (Hanumannagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basant?46.4% (Census 2011)