# Basantpur Village, Shankarpur, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/shankarpur/basantpur/ Village · Shankarpur, Madhepura # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Shankarpur sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code **852128**. The 2011 Census counted **4,613 people in 1,056 households**, the 6th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%. - 4,613people (2011) - 1,056households - 59.6%literacy - 852128PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basantpur is 852128.** Basantpur falls in Shankarpur sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - PIN code852128 - Gram panchayatRaybheer - Community development blockShankarpur - Census village code225906 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns? - Shankarpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ)24 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town)24 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 Basantpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura - ○Degree college10+ km · Shankarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Basantpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Basantpur Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Shankarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****12%** **30% Television ****1%** **2% Mobile phone ****43%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Basantpur? ■ Basantpur · ■ Shankarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%** **53.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **924 Working population ****45.8%** **46.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 47.0% for women. 51% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 145 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,184 (56%) · **■** Other work 51 (2%) · **■** Marginal 735 (35%) 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 Shankarpur - Jirwa26,295 people - Behrari10,013 people - Raibhir9,576 people - Gidha8,962 people - Kamargaon **1,883 people - Champanagar1,410 people - Bani942 people [All 9 villages in Shankarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/shankarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur?852128 - How far is Basantpur from Madhepura?24 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?4,613 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Madhepura district (Shankarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?59.6% (Census 2011)