# Basalgaon Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Basalgaon

Basalgaon is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,387 people in 434 households**, the 41st largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 2,387people (2011)
- 434households
- 43.3%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Basalgaon PIN code and other codes

Basalgaon falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBasalgaon
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225093

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

## How far is Basalgaon from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)76 km by road
- Raiganj (nearest town)15 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 Basalgaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Barsoi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Basalgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Basalgaon

Of every 100 households in Basalgaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Basalgaon · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****21%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Basalgaon?

■ Basalgaon · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.3%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**960

Working population ****37.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 32.8% for women. 45% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 566 (63%)

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 Barsoi

- Eksala2,482 people
- Khijirpur2,453 people
- Jabadpur2,449 people
- Bhawanipur2,428 people
- Singhia2,386 people
- Belwa Dangi2,368 people
- Mahanagar2,310 people
- Chandpara2,304 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basalgaon from Katihar?76 km by road
- What is the population of Basalgaon?2,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basalgaon in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basalgaon?43.3% (Census 2011)