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

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Basaha

Basaha is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,139 people in 205 households**, the 41st largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,139people (2011)
- 205households
- 78.2%literacy
- 1,207females per 1,000 males

## Basaha PIN code and other codes

Basaha falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNautan
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229947

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?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)21 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Navtan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

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 85% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Basaha · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****73%**

**67%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

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 Basaha?

■ Basaha · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1207**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1241**

**957

Working population ****28.2%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 70.7% for women. 40% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (13%) · **■** Marginal 117 (36%)

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 Bijaipur

- Mathia1,188 people
- Jajwalia1,184 people
- Rasulpur1,152 people
- Dhobwal1,151 people
- Kohrauliya1,133 people
- Nonapakar1,128 people
- Amwa Ghat1,103 people
- Mathia1,067 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basaha from Gopalganj?65 km by road
- What is the population of Basaha?1,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basaha in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basaha?78.2% (Census 2011)