# Besarbati Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Besarbati

Besarbati is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,059 people in 1,243 households**, the 10th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 6,059people (2011)
- 1,243households
- 50.1%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Besarbati PIN code and other codes

Besarbati falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBesharbathi
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222376

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

## How far is Besarbati from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)15 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 Besarbati?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Besarbati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Besarbati known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 1,011 hectares of village land is sown, and 530 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 Besarbati

Of every 100 households in Besarbati in 2011, 30 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Besarbati · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**52%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**97%

Use banking services ****35%**

**16%

Television ****20%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Besarbati?

■ Besarbati · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**977

Working population ****39.8%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 39.9% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 349 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,268 (53%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 221 (9%) · **■** Marginal 560 (23%)

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 Thakurganj

- Bhog Dabar9,276 people
- Pawa Khali8,993 people
- Barchaundi7,439 people
- Kanakpur6,099 people
- Bhaulmari6,026 people
- Patharia5,954 people
- Dudhaunti5,641 people
- Sabodangi5,048 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Besarbati from Kishanganj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Besarbati?6,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Besarbati in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Besarbati?50.1% (Census 2011)