# Basua Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Basua

Basua is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,813 people in 366 households**, the 20th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 2,813people (2011)
- 366households
- 51.4%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Basua PIN code and other codes

Basua falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPater Mangrawan
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256725

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

## How far is Basua from nearby towns?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)16 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)16 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 Basua?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Basua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thankuppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madardih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Basua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Basua

Of every 100 households in Basua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basua · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**35%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****15%**

**40%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Basua?

■ Basua · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**961

Working population ****41.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 41.3% for women. 47% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 810 (69%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (13%) · **■** Marginal 37 (3%)

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 Wazirganj

- Sahiya2,927 people
- Nawada2,917 people
- Bichha2,881 people
- Dhandhar2,821 people
- Karjara2,811 people
- Pipra2,732 people
- Bishanpur2,678 people
- Babhandih Wajirganj2,646 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basua from Gaya?16 km by road
- What is the population of Basua?2,813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basua in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basua?51.4% (Census 2011)