# Basgarha Village, Barari, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barari, Katihar 

# Basgarha

Basgarha is a village in Barari sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,065 people in 587 households**, the 31st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 3,065people (2011)
- 587households
- 50.0%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Basgarha PIN code and other codes

Basgarha falls in Barari sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKabar
- Community development blockBarari
- Census village code225545

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

## How far is Basgarha from nearby towns?

- Barari (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)17 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)17 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 Basgarha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Laxmipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Basgarha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 447 hectares of village land is sown, and 297 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 Basgarha

Of every 100 households in Basgarha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basgarha · ■ Barari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****24%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basgarha?

■ Basgarha · ■ Barari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**958

Working population ****22.5%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 42.8% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 315 (46%)

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 Barari

- Lachhmipur4,477 people
- Baidanda3,721 people
- Suphi3,326 people
- Madhubani3,217 people
- Marghia2,141 people
- Bhawanipur1,675 people
- Jot Ram Rai1,666 people
- Dighra Badh1,496 people

[All 88 villages in Barari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basgarha from Katihar?17 km by road
- What is the population of Basgarha?3,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basgarha in?Katihar district (Barari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basgarha?50.0% (Census 2011)