# Basuhar Village, Kursela, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kursela, Katihar 

# Basuhar

Basuhar is a village in Kursela sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,951 people in 858 households**, the 4th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 3,951people (2011)
- 858households
- 63.6%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Basuhar PIN code and other codes

Basuhar falls in Kursela sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEast Muradpur
- Community development blockKursela
- Census village code225665

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

## How far is Basuhar from nearby towns?

- Kursela (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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 Basuhar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Basuhar; 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Muradpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balthi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalarhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Basuhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Basuhar

Of every 100 households in Basuhar in 2011, 13 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Basuhar · ■ Kursela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Basuhar?

■ Basuhar · ■ Kursela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**959

Working population ****34.3%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 54.1% for women. 45% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (24%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (11%) · **■** Marginal 803 (59%)

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 Kursela

- Muradpur *37,174 people
- Shahpur Dharmi Milik8,784 people
- Madhaili4,268 people
- Jarlahi3,754 people
- Tingharia1,886 people
- Balthi1,878 people
- Gobrahi Diara1,564 people

[All 30 villages in Kursela](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kursela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basuhar from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Basuhar?3,951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basuhar in?Katihar district (Kursela sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basuhar?63.6% (Census 2011)