# Basantpur Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,883 people in 784 households**, the 9th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 4,883people (2011)
- 784households
- 48.7%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

Basantpur falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBasantpur
- Community development blockLauriya
- Census village code216825

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?

- Lauriya (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)28 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)4 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Satwaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Basantpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 447 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Lauriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**38%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**25%

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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Lauriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**966

Working population ****39.3%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 38.9% for women. 49% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 610 (32%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (9%) · **■** Marginal 891 (46%)

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 Lauriya

- Dhobini6,002 people
- Mathia5,979 people
- Sathi5,694 people
- Gobraura5,492 people
- Raybarwa4,858 people
- Suarchhap4,542 people
- Gondauli4,497 people
- Parsauna4,392 people

[All 96 villages in Lauriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basantpur from Bettiah?28 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?4,883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?48.7% (Census 2011)