# Baskotwa Village, Fatehpur, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Fatehpur, Gaya 

# Baskotwa

Baskotwa is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 45 households**, the 145th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 284people (2011)
- 45households
- 55.0%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Baskotwa PIN code and other codes

Baskotwa falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLakhaipur
- Community development blockFatehpur
- Census village code257043

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

## How far is Baskotwa from nearby towns?

- Fatehpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)53 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)53 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 Baskotwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Baskotwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Fatehpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Baskotwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 18% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Baskotwa

Of every 100 households in Baskotwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baskotwa · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**26%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****35%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**31%

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 Baskotwa?

■ Baskotwa · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1517**

**971

Working population ****45.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 44.8% for women. 47% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (10%) · **■** Marginal 109 (85%)

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 Fatehpur

- Kurumdih374 people
- Gangahar Hardia352 people
- Tengaini319 people
- Khutkat295 people
- Karri247 people
- Chargharwa221 people
- Gangahar Mansuri198 people
- Sarne190 people

[All 174 villages in Fatehpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/fatehpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baskotwa from Gaya?53 km by road
- What is the population of Baskotwa?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baskotwa in?Gaya district (Fatehpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baskotwa?55.0% (Census 2011)