# Basuain Village, Rajgir, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajgir, Nalanda 

# Basuain

Basuain is a village in Rajgir sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 98 households**, the 41st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.8%.

- 660people (2011)
- 98households
- 51.5%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Basuain PIN code and other codes

Basuain falls in Rajgir sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarnausa
- Community development blockRajgir
- Census village code245041

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

## How far is Basuain from nearby towns?

- Rajgir (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)28 km by road
- Rajgir (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 Basuain?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nohsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajgir
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajgir
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Basuain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Basuain

Of every 100 households in Basuain in 2011, 70 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basuain · ■ Rajgir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**47%

Television ****31%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Basuain?

■ Basuain · ■ Rajgir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**60.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1184**

**920

Working population ****23.5%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 43.2% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 135 (87%)

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 Rajgir

- Katalpura718 people
- Banauli705 people
- Chandaura700 people
- Niman678 people
- Milki652 people
- Karimpur631 people
- Khaira Salaru535 people
- Mian Bigha523 people

[All 50 villages in Rajgir](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/rajgir/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basuain from Biharsharif?28 km by road
- What is the population of Basuain?660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basuain in?Nalanda district (Rajgir sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basuain?51.5% (Census 2011)