# Bastaul Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/bastaul/ Village · Pranpur, Katihar # Bastaul Bastaul is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854116**. The 2011 Census counted **2,394 people in 509 households**, the 18th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 2,394people (2011) - 509households - 55.4%literacy - 854116PIN code ## Bastaul PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bastaul is 854116.** Bastaul falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - PIN code854116 - Gram panchayatBastaul - Community development blockPranpur - Census village code225350 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bastaul from nearby towns? - Pranpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)12 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)12 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 Bastaul? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bastaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kushiyari Mauja - ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bastaul known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 61% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Bastaul Of every 100 households in Bastaul in 2011, 3 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bastaul · ■ Pranpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **3% Toilet within the home ****15%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **98% Use banking services ****29%** **25% Television ****11%** **6% Mobile phone ****22%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****41%** **40% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bastaul? ■ Bastaul · ■ Pranpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086** **959 Working population ****38.6%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.5% for men and 45.9% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 195 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 109 (12%) · **■** Marginal 251 (27%) 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 Pranpur - Kursanda2,972 people - Dhabaul2,938 people - Dighauneh2,756 people - Jaunia2,503 people - Bangarua2,359 people - Barjhala2,359 people - Jalah Hari Rampur2,253 people - Gauripur1,923 people [All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bastaul?854116 - How far is Bastaul from Katihar?12 km by road - What is the population of Bastaul?2,394 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bastaul in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bastaul?55.4% (Census 2011)