Village · Kishanganj, Kishanganj
# Basatpur Pharsadangi

Basatpur Pharsadangi is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,221 people in 213 households, the 34th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.
- 1,221 people (2011)
- 213 households
- 69.5% literacy
- 1,025 females per 1,000 males

## Basatpur Pharsadangi PIN code and other codes

Basatpur Pharsadangi falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Mahingaon
- Community development block Kishanganj
- Census village code 222960

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Basatpur Pharsadangi from nearby towns?
- Kishanganj (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 7 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Basatpur Pharsadangi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Basatpur Pharsadangi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Basantpursandgi
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kishanganj
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Basatpur Pharsadangi known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 48% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Basatpur Pharsadangi

Of every 100 households in Basatpur Pharsadangi in 2011, 11 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basatpur Pharsadangi · ■ Kishanganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 19%
- Toilet within the home 5% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 88%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 99% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 17% 20%
- Television 1% 6%
- Mobile phone 19% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 18% 33%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Basatpur Pharsadangi?

■ Basatpur Pharsadangi · ■ Kishanganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.5% 53.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 946
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1195 980
- Working population 23.9% 28.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 68.0% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 207 (71%) · ■ Other work 53 (18%) · ■ Marginal 6 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kishanganj
- Solki 1,515 people
- Chormara 1,273 people
- Meda 1,238 people
- Kolaha 1,222 people
- Katahalia 1,162 people
- Phulwari 1,134 people
- Sultanpur 1,096 people
- Lalbari 991 people

All 72 villages in Kishanganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Basatpur Pharsadangi from Kishanganj? 7 km by road
- What is the population of Basatpur Pharsadangi? 1,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basatpur Pharsadangi in? Kishanganj district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basatpur Pharsadangi? 69.5% (Census 2011)

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