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

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,225 people in 439 households**, the 50th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 2,225people (2011)
- 439households
- 57.0%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSudhani
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225023

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

## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)62 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)62 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 Basantpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 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 Basantpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****49%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**40%

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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**960

Working population ****27.7%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 46.0% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 85 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 463 (75%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 28 (5%)

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

- Rahmanpur2,300 people
- Balrampur2,261 people
- Ganjan2,247 people
- Jalkhundar2,243 people
- Chhaghara2,149 people
- Gobindpur2,119 people
- Pamra2,062 people
- Sonapur2,036 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Basantpur from Katihar?62 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?2,225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?57.0% (Census 2011)