# Basantpur Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/basantpur/ Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845401**. The 2011 Census counted **2,851 people in 570 households**, the 27th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 2,851people (2011) - 570households - 63.0%literacy - 845401PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basantpur is 845401.** Basantpur falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845401 - Gram panchayatRamsingh Chhtoni - Community development blockMotihari - Census village code217947 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? - Motihari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)8 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)8 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? 9 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 · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 91% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Motihari rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **6% Toilet within the home ****6%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****27%** **36% Television ****12%** **8% Mobile phone ****60%** **51% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **20% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Motihari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **882 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **910 Working population ****32.9%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 52.6% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 106 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (50%) · **■** Other work 125 (13%) · **■** Marginal 242 (26%) 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 Motihari - Haraj Tola Lachhmipur3,492 people - Tharghatwa3,393 people - Jhitkahiya3,134 people - Pataurra Tola Mathia3,021 people - Suraha2,816 people - Patparia Hal2,815 people - Sarsaula2,793 people - Chhatauni Amar2,790 people [All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur?845401 - How far is Basantpur from Motihari?8 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?2,851 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?63.0% (Census 2011)