# Basara Village, Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/basara/ Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran # Basara Basara is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845454**. The 2011 Census counted **2,718 people in 450 households**, the 40th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%. - 2,718people (2011) - 450households - 62.8%literacy - 845454PIN code ## Basara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basara is 845454.** Basara falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845454 - Gram panchayatMahodipur - Community development blockMajhaulia - Census village code217315 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basara from nearby towns? - Majhaulia (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)11 km by road - Bettiah (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 Basara? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Basara; 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manjhauli - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Manjhauli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 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 Basara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Basara Of every 100 households in Basara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Basara · ■ Majhaulia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****14%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****50%** **45% Television ****4%** **5% Mobile phone ****58%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **21% 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 Basara? ■ Basara · ■ Majhaulia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%** **54.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **957 Working population ****29.9%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 46.4% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 106 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (9%) · **■** Marginal 489 (60%) 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 Majhaulia - Pakri Paras3,024 people - Parsotimpur3,022 people - Shampur2,821 people - Kunria2,764 people - Mathia urf Bhataulia2,536 people - Barwa2,374 people - Baithania2,248 people - Khutia Indu2,205 people [All 78 villages in Majhaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basara?845454 - How far is Basara from Bettiah?11 km by road - What is the population of Basara?2,718 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basara in?Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basara?62.8% (Census 2011)