# Basantpur Village, Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/basantpur/ Village · Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Ghorasahan sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,158 people in 774 households**, the 20th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 4,158people (2011) - 774households - 49.5%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes Basantpur falls in Ghorasahan sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSamanpur - Community development blockGhorasahan - Census village code217786 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? - Ghorasahan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)46 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)29 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 - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Basantpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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, 4 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **4% Toilet within the home ****11%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****22%** **34% Television ****4%** **9% Mobile phone ****20%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****35%** **16% 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 Basantpur? ■ Basantpur · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **944 Working population ****36.0%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 35.8% for women. 49% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 175 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 731 (49%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (9%) · **■** Marginal 451 (30%) 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 Ghorasahan - Bishunpur5,025 people - Barwa Kalan4,967 people - Rajwara4,542 people - Mohuahi Marshudabad4,483 people - Barwa Khurd4,154 people - Bakuliya3,501 people - Champapur Sapaha3,344 people - Singhrahiya2,861 people [All 28 villages in Ghorasahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basantpur from Motihari?46 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?4,158 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Purba Champaran district (Ghorasahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?49.5% (Census 2011)