# Basantpur Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854330**. The 2011 Census counted **1,996 people in 413 households**, the 61st largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 1,996people (2011)
- 413households
- 61.9%literacy
- 854330PIN code

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basantpur is 854330.** Basantpur falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854330
- Gram panchayatMajhua Haat
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223802

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?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)39 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)39 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 4 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 90% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**21%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****13%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**946

Working population ****27.6%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 54.0% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (65%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 165 (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 Amour

- Ramani Kalan2,087 people
- Simalbari Bhag Sahrulah2,062 people
- Bangara2,018 people
- Geria2,002 people
- Pipra1,992 people
- Nahrakol1,979 people
- Dumri1,968 people
- sahalo1,960 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basantpur?854330
- How far is Basantpur from Purnia?39 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?1,996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?61.9% (Census 2011)