# Basgaon Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Basgaon

Basgaon is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,101 people in 446 households**, the 52nd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 2,101people (2011)
- 446households
- 39.9%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Basgaon PIN code and other codes

Basgaon falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJalki
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225324

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

## How far is Basgaon from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katihar (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 Basgaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Basgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Basgaon

Of every 100 households in Basgaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basgaon · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**33%

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 Basgaon?

■ Basgaon · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.9%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**964

Working population ****26.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.3% for men and 35.2% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 126 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 372 (66%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 39 (7%)

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 Azamnagar

- Alampur2,193 people
- Gojhwat2,165 people
- Masnadpur2,162 people
- Barhat2,113 people
- Jankinagar2,085 people
- Dhena2,048 people
- Pariharpur2,023 people
- Gogra2,021 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basgaon from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Basgaon?2,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basgaon in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basgaon?39.9% (Census 2011)