# Basantpur Village, Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/mainatanr/basantpur-216548/ Village · Mainatanr, Pashchim Champaran # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Mainatanr sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845406**. The 2011 Census counted **1,959 people in 344 households**, the 38th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%. - 1,959people (2011) - 344households - 42.4%literacy - 845406PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basantpur is 845406.** Basantpur falls in Mainatanr sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845406 - Gram panchayatPurainia - Community development blockMainatanr - Census village code216548 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)8 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)55 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)20 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? 8 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn 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 - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand 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 pulse**. About 97% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Mainatanr rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****2%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****7%** **28% Television ****1%** **5% Mobile phone ****32%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **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+) ****42.4%** **54.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **976 Working population ****32.8%** **42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.7% for men and 29.2% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 432 (67%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 201 (31%) 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 - Bahuarwa Tilangahi2,058 people - Chauhatta2,031 people - Tilojpur1,992 people - Langri1,969 people - Bhaluahia1,851 people - Chakarsen1,827 people - Santpur Parsauni1,798 people - Parsauni1,769 people [All 97 villages in Mainatanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/mainatanr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur?845406 - How far is Basantpur from Bettiah?55 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?1,959 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Mainatanr sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?42.4% (Census 2011)