# Baswari Village, Ghoghardiha, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ghoghardiha/baswari/ Village · Ghoghardiha, Madhubani # Baswari Baswari is a village in Ghoghardiha sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,724 people in 1,654 households**, the 4th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 8,724people (2011) - 1,654households - 50.2%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Baswari PIN code and other codes Baswari falls in Ghoghardiha sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBaswari - Community development blockGhoghardiha - Census village code220768 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baswari from nearby towns? - Ghoghardiha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)65 km by road - Ghoghardiha (nearest town)7 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 Baswari? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Baswari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sangai - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Baswari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 749 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Baswari Of every 100 households in Baswari in 2011, 3 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Baswari · ■ Ghoghardiha rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **9% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****37%** **45% Television ****3%** **5% Mobile phone ****49%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **28% 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 Baswari? ■ Baswari · ■ Ghoghardiha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **952 Working population ****46.8%** **43.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.6% for men and 32.1% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 589 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,537 (38%) · **■** Household industry 302 (7%) · **■** Other work 107 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,551 (38%) 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 Ghoghardiha - Barhampur17,882 people - Parsa16,704 people - Sangi9,655 people - Pirojgarh8,394 people - Barhampur6,728 people - Sarauti6,560 people - Kewatna5,849 people [All 49 villages in Ghoghardiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ghoghardiha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Baswari from Madhubani?65 km by road - What is the population of Baswari?8,724 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baswari in?Madhubani district (Ghoghardiha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Baswari?50.2% (Census 2011)