# Basti Village, Harnaut, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Harnaut, Nalanda 

# Basti

Basti is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,148 people in 613 households**, the 11th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 4,148people (2011)
- 613households
- 57.0%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Basti PIN code and other codes

Basti falls in Harnaut sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBasti
- Community development blockHarnaut
- Census village code244255

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

## How far is Basti from nearby towns?

- Harnaut (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)25 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)25 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 Basti?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Cheran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bakhtiyarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Basti

Of every 100 households in Basti in 2011, 20 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basti · ■ Harnaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**69%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****57%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**35%

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 Basti?

■ Basti · ■ Harnaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**938

Working population ****35.2%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 46.1% for women. 43% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 311 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 664 (46%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 165 (11%) · **■** Marginal 293 (20%)

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 Harnaut

- Poari6,494 people
- Gonawan5,628 people
- Kolawan4,599 people
- Surhari4,307 people
- Rupaspur4,078 people
- Lohara4,008 people
- Chauria3,978 people
- Murhari3,892 people

[All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basti from Biharsharif?25 km by road
- What is the population of Basti?4,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basti in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basti?57.0% (Census 2011)