# Basantpur Village, Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/mainatanr/basantpur-216538/ Village · Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Mainatanr sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845306**. The 2011 Census counted **3,662 people in 601 households**, the 14th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%. - 3,662people (2011) - 601households - 54.9%literacy - 845306PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basantpur is 845306.** Basantpur falls in Mainatanr sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845306 - Gram panchayatTola Chhaparia - Community development blockMainatanr - Census village code216538 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? - Mainatanr (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)43 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)32 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? 10 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Betia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 67% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Mainatanr rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****11%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **90% Tap water ****18%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****25%** **28% Television ****1%** **5% Mobile phone ****22%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **23% 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 Basantpur? ■ Basantpur · ■ Mainatanr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%** **54.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043** **976 Working population ****38.9%** **42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.2% for men and 43.4% for women. 45% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 601 (42%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (5%) · **■** Marginal 588 (41%) 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 Mainatanr - Tola Chhaparia3,780 people - Rampur3,742 people - Khamhia3,707 people - Barwa3,690 people - Bherihari3,506 people - Jhanjhri3,502 people - Mahuawa3,491 people - Ghorpakri3,414 people [All 97 villages in Mainatanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/mainatanr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur?845306 - How far is Basantpur from Bettiah?43 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?3,662 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Mainatanr sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?54.9% (Census 2011)