# Basaur Village, Masaurhi, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Masaurhi, Patna 

# Basaur

Basaur is a village in Masaurhi sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,345 people in 403 households**, the 27th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 2,345people (2011)
- 403households
- 63.7%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Basaur PIN code and other codes

Basaur falls in Masaurhi sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTineri
- Community development blockMasaurhi
- Census village code245910

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Basaur from nearby towns?

- Masaurhi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)39 km by road
- Masauri (nearest town)12 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 Basaur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Masauri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Masaurhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Basaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Basaur

Of every 100 households in Basaur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basaur · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****57%**

**40%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

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 Basaur?

■ Basaur · ■ Masaurhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**921

Working population ****33.3%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 48.8% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 454 (58%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (9%) · **■** Marginal 132 (17%)

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 Masaurhi

- Bhaisawan2,517 people
- Dahibhatta2,427 people
- Bhakhra2,426 people
- Chhotki Masaurhi2,346 people
- Charma2,345 people
- Indo2,316 people
- Kharant2,308 people
- Kharauna2,292 people

[All 102 villages in Masaurhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/masaurhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basaur from Patna?39 km by road
- What is the population of Basaur?2,345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basaur in?Patna district (Masaurhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basaur?63.7% (Census 2011)