# Basaha Village, Baikunthpur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baikunthpur, Gopalganj 

# Basaha

Basaha is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar, PIN code **841420**. The 2011 Census counted **2,588 people in 395 households**, the 25th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 2,588people (2011)
- 395households
- 67.1%literacy
- 841420PIN code

## Basaha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basaha is 841420.** Basaha falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code841420
- Gram panchayatJagdispur
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code231183

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

## How far is Basaha from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)20 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 Basaha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhaula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikhunthpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Basaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Basaha

Of every 100 households in Basaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basaha · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**56%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**67%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Basaha?

■ Basaha · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**951

Working population ****29.7%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 54.5% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (11%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (6%) · **■** Marginal 530 (69%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Pearepur3,321 people
- Parsauni3,241 people
- Mahua3,207 people
- Pipra2,591 people
- Bhagwanpur2,569 people
- Shankarpur2,503 people
- Baikunthpur2,486 people
- Chiuntaha2,457 people

[All 121 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basaha?841420
- How far is Basaha from Gopalganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Basaha?2,588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basaha in?Gopalganj district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basaha?67.1% (Census 2011)