# Basta Village, Tharthari, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tharthari, Nalanda 

# Basta

Basta is a village in Tharthari sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,229 people in 214 households**, the 21st largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,229people (2011)
- 214households
- 14.7%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Basta PIN code and other codes

Basta falls in Tharthari sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNarainpur
- Community development blockTharthari
- Census village code244703

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

## How far is Basta from nearby towns?

- Tharthari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)15 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 Basta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Basta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Basta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Basta

Of every 100 households in Basta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basta · ■ Tharthari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**33%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****39%**

**58%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basta?

■ Basta · ■ Tharthari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****14.7%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**915

Working population ****33.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.6% for men and 7.6% for women. 44% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 324 (79%)

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 Tharthari

- Mehtarwan1,537 people
- Salempur1,438 people
- Kanjhiawna1,392 people
- Kol Bigha1,300 people
- Lakkha Chak1,204 people
- Amera Kharij Jama864 people
- Berwan862 people
- Rajabad859 people

[All 30 villages in Tharthari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/tharthari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basta from Biharsharif?30 km by road
- What is the population of Basta?1,229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basta in?Nalanda district (Tharthari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basta?14.7% (Census 2011)