# Basmahpur Agarwa Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/basmahpur-agarwa/ Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran # Basmahpur Agarwa Basmahpur Agarwa is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,646 people in 318 households**, the 40th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 1,646people (2011) - 318households - 50.1%literacy - 883females per 1,000 males ## Basmahpur Agarwa PIN code and other codes Basmahpur Agarwa falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGodhwan - Community development blockMotihari - Census village code217965 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basmahpur Agarwa from nearby towns? - Motihari (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)5 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 Basmahpur Agarwa? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Basmahpur Agarwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Basmahpur Agarwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Basmahpur Agarwa Of every 100 households in Basmahpur Agarwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Basmahpur Agarwa · ■ Motihari rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****2%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****19%** **36% Television ****1%** **8% Mobile phone ****53%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **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 Basmahpur Agarwa? ■ Basmahpur Agarwa · ■ Motihari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **882 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****707** **910 Working population ****23.0%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.2% for men and 42.4% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 212 (56%) 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 - Bairia2,164 people - Patparia Moran2,135 people - Lachhmipur2,134 people - Gulariya2,008 people - Harian Chhapra1,551 people - Pataura Tola Bhataha1,551 people - Ray Singha1,537 people - Harkaina1,398 people [All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basmahpur Agarwa from Motihari?5 km by road - What is the population of Basmahpur Agarwa?1,646 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basmahpur Agarwa in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basmahpur Agarwa?50.1% (Census 2011)