# Basgara Village, Korha, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/basgara/ Village · Korha, Katihar # Basgara Basgara is a village in Korha sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,162 people in 861 households**, the 24th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%. - 4,162people (2011) - 861households - 58.8%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Basgara PIN code and other codes Basgara falls in Korha sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBansgaraha - Community development blockKorha - Census village code224351 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basgara from nearby towns? - Korha (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)22 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)22 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 Basgara? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Basgara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Korha - ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter 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 Basgara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 254 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 Basgara Of every 100 households in Basgara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Basgara · ■ Korha rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **10% Toilet within the home ****19%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **86% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****30%** **32% Television ****17%** **9% Mobile phone ****39%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **34% 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 Basgara? ■ Basgara · ■ Korha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%** **50.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **979 Working population ****36.2%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 47.2% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 243 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 822 (55%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (6%) · **■** Marginal 327 (22%) 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 Korha - Korha4,584 people - Pawai4,582 people - Genrabari4,542 people - Bargaon4,358 people - Sadalpur Kalan4,128 people - Mirzapur4,064 people - Charkhi4,007 people - Bhatwara3,761 people [All 84 villages in Korha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basgara from Katihar?22 km by road - What is the population of Basgara?4,162 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basgara in?Katihar district (Korha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basgara?58.8% (Census 2011)