# Basar Village, Muhra, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Muhra, Gaya 

# Basar

Basar is a village in Muhra sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,926 people in 406 households**, the 9th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 2,926people (2011)
- 406households
- 63.8%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Basar PIN code and other codes

Basar falls in Muhra sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArai
- Community development blockMuhra
- Census village code255160

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

## How far is Basar from nearby towns?

- Muhra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)50 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 Basar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●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 · Bajirganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 Basar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Basar

Of every 100 households in Basar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basar · ■ Muhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**29%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basar?

■ Basar · ■ Muhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**957

Working population ****37.2%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 54.4% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (12%) · **■** Marginal 775 (71%)

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 Muhra

- Reula5,509 people
- Jithian5,087 people
- Jota4,086 people
- Arai3,353 people
- Bikaipur2,758 people
- Kharaua1,999 people
- Gehlaur1,986 people
- Aer1,945 people

[All 54 villages in Muhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/muhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basar from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Basar?2,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basar in?Gaya district (Muhra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basar?63.8% (Census 2011)