# Pakri Basauli Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/pakri-basauli/ Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran # Pakri Basauli Pakri Basauli is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,953 people in 843 households**, the 4th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 4,953people (2011) - 843households - 56.5%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Pakri Basauli PIN code and other codes Pakri Basauli falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMadhopur - Community development blockGaunaha - Census village code216398 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakri Basauli from nearby towns? - Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)40 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)11 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 Pakri Basauli? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pakri Basauli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Pakri Basauli known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Pakri Basauli Of every 100 households in Pakri Basauli in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pakri Basauli · ■ Gaunaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **1% Toilet within the home ****13%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **92% Tap water ****4%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****36%** **38% Television ****10%** **8% Mobile phone ****67%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **24% Own their home ****94%** **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 Pakri Basauli? ■ Pakri Basauli · ■ Gaunaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%** **58.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024** **959 Working population ****37.5%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.6% for men and 46.4% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 136 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (10%) · **■** Household industry 54 (3%) · **■** Other work 195 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,288 (69%) 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 Gaunaha - Madhopur6,100 people - Belwa5,859 people - Daraul5,516 people - Semra Sirampur4,118 people - Gawnaha4,064 people - Lachhnauta3,690 people - Murli Bharahwa3,223 people [All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pakri Basauli from Bettiah?40 km by road - What is the population of Pakri Basauli?4,953 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakri Basauli in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pakri Basauli?56.5% (Census 2011)