# Basaul Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar)

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Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga 

# Basaul

Basaul is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **617 people in 152 households**, the 58th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 617people (2011)
- 152households
- 53.8%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Basaul PIN code and other codes

Basaul falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGothani
- Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan
- Census village code227852

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

## How far is Basaul from nearby towns?

- Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)71 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)71 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 Basaul?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Basaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Basaul known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and mung**. About 98% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Basaul

Of every 100 households in Basaul in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basaul · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**0%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**35%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****29%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**37%

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 Basaul?

■ Basaul · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**935

Working population ****31.6%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 40.4% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (22%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 61 (31%) · **■** Marginal 24 (12%)

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 Kusheshwar Asthan

- Lodipur829 people
- Maibi761 people
- Pirori701 people
- Siripur urf Sukmarpur686 people
- Larni612 people
- Fakirana Kalyan Dih607 people
- Kalna Dih592 people
- Bairo584 people

[All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basaul from Darbhanga?71 km by road
- What is the population of Basaul?617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basaul in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basaul?53.8% (Census 2011)