# Basantpur Village, Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bagaha/basantpur/ Village · Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Bagaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845101**. The 2011 Census counted **3,427 people in 553 households**, the 27th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%. - 3,427people (2011) - 553households - 70.8%literacy - 845101PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basantpur is 845101.** Basantpur falls in Bagaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845101 - Gram panchayatSiswa Basantpur - Community development blockBagaha - Census village code216949 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? - Bagaha (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)63 km by road - Bagha (nearest town)33 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagaha - ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Basantpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugar cane**. About 89% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Bagaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****8%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****52%** **39% Television ****3%** **9% Mobile phone ****80%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **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 · ■ Bagaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **52.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092** **946 Working population ****26.3%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 62.2% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 608 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (7%) · **■** Marginal 135 (15%) 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 Bagaha - Banchehri3,993 people - Parsa3,936 people - Tesrahia3,621 people - Pipariya3,553 people - Kolhua3,198 people - Baswaria3,128 people - Naraparsauni3,038 people - Padar Khap3,019 people [All 136 villages in Bagaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bagaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur?845101 - How far is Basantpur from Bettiah?63 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?3,427 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Bagaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?70.8% (Census 2011)