# Basura Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Basura

Basura is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,521 people in 199 households**, the 42nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,521people (2011)
- 199households
- 57.5%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Basura PIN code and other codes

Basura falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLawabar
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code256074

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

## How far is Basura from nearby towns?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)74 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)33 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 Basura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Basura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Imamganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Basura known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 58% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Basura

Of every 100 households in Basura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basura · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**34%

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 Basura?

■ Basura · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**991

Working population ****38.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 49.1% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (9%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 55 (9%) · **■** Marginal 449 (76%)

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 Imamganj

- Parsia1,567 people
- Baghauta1,539 people
- Belwar1,525 people
- Bahera1,522 people
- Panraria1,472 people
- Ekamba1,467 people
- Jamuna1,445 people
- Kunkarai1,441 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basura from Gaya?74 km by road
- What is the population of Basura?1,521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basura in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basura?57.5% (Census 2011)