# Basuhar Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Basuhar

Basuhar is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,207 people in 409 households**, the 14th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 2,207people (2011)
- 409households
- 73.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Basuhar PIN code and other codes

Basuhar falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPothahi
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246088

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

## How far is Basuhar from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)21 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)21 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 Basuhar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Basuhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pun Pun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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)5 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 Basuhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Basuhar

Of every 100 households in Basuhar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basuhar · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****62%**

**46%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basuhar?

■ Basuhar · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**955

Working population ****41.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 64.8% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 454 (50%) · **■** Household industry 61 (7%) · **■** Other work 170 (19%) · **■** Marginal 29 (3%)

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 Punpun

- Zahidpur3,733 people
- Parthu3,491 people
- Behrawan3,174 people
- Ekauna2,639 people
- Sirpalpur2,104 people
- Pakri2,083 people
- Alawalpur1,879 people
- Maranchi1,861 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basuhar from Patna?21 km by road
- What is the population of Basuhar?2,207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basuhar in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basuhar?73.0% (Census 2011)