# Baskund Village, Chanan*, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanan*, Lakhisarai 

# Baskund

Baskund is a village in Chanan* sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar, PIN code **811320**. The 2011 Census counted **699 people in 132 households**, the 42nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 9.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 699people (2011)
- 132households
- 9.9%literacy
- 811320PIN code

## Baskund PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baskund is 811320.** Baskund falls in Chanan* sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- PIN code811320
- Gram panchayatBhalui
- Community development blockChanan*
- Census village code243712

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

## How far is Baskund from nearby towns?

- Chanan* (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)30 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)30 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 Baskund?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Baskund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Baskund known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 1,219 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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 Baskund

Of every 100 households in Baskund in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baskund · ■ Chanan* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****80%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Baskund?

■ Baskund · ■ Chanan* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****9.9%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**954

Working population ****48.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 11.7% for men and 8.0% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Farm labourers 341 (100%)

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 Chanan*

- Balahpur1,336 people
- Ramal Bigha1,207 people
- Bhuinka1,184 people
- Singarpur1,174 people
- Tilakpur681 people
- Jagdishpur669 people
- Gulni583 people
- Mohanpur568 people

[All 68 villages in Chanan*](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baskund?811320
- How far is Baskund from Lakhisarai?30 km by road
- What is the population of Baskund?699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baskund in?Lakhisarai district (Chanan* sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baskund?9.9% (Census 2011)