# Basmatia Village, Chanan*, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chanan*, Lakhisarai 

# Basmatia

Basmatia is a village in Chanan* sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,891 people in 322 households**, the 25th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 1,891people (2011)
- 322households
- 60.0%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Basmatia PIN code and other codes

Basmatia falls in Chanan* sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaheshleta
- Community development blockChanan*
- Census village code243655

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

## How far is Basmatia from nearby towns?

- Chanan* (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)8 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)8 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 Basmatia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Basmatia; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lakhisarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Basmatia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Basmatia

Of every 100 households in Basmatia in 2011, 8 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basmatia · ■ Chanan* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****57%**

**37%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**44%

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 Basmatia?

■ Basmatia · ■ Chanan* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**954

Working population ****29.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 42.0% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 162 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 125 (22%) · **■** Marginal 264 (47%)

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*

- Chauraman Bigha2,041 people
- Basua Chak2,025 people
- Bannu Bagaicha2,024 people
- Pacham1,996 people
- Mahesleta1,804 people
- Maheshpur1,689 people
- Itahara1,602 people
- Darhishir1,600 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Basmatia from Lakhisarai?8 km by road
- What is the population of Basmatia?1,891 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basmatia in?Lakhisarai district (Chanan* sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basmatia?60.0% (Census 2011)