# Basantpur Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,030 people in 422 households**, the 52nd largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 2,030people (2011)
- 422households
- 46.8%literacy
- 855105PIN code

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basantpur is 855105.** Basantpur falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855105
- Gram panchayatSagarath
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224573

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?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)25 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?

5 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 64% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**969

Working population ****43.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 34.3% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 525 (59%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 275 (31%)

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 Kadwa

- Pararia2,124 people
- Ratanpur2,097 people
- Mohna2,051 people
- Jaja2,040 people
- Deogaon2,006 people
- Sadapur1,982 people
- Sohasa1,970 people
- Sonaili1,965 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basantpur?855105
- How far is Basantpur from Katihar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?2,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?46.8% (Census 2011)