# Basmanpur urf. Baksand Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/basmanpur-urf-baksand/ Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia # Basmanpur urf. Baksand Basmanpur urf. Baksand is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,092 people in 385 households**, the 25th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%. - 2,092people (2011) - 385households - 37.8%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Basmanpur urf. Baksand PIN code and other codes Basmanpur urf. Baksand falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSonua - Community development blockBhawanipur - Census village code223213 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basmanpur urf. Baksand from nearby towns? - Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)65 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)65 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 Basmanpur urf. Baksand? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Basmanpur urf. Baksand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanipur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhavnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Basmanpur urf. Baksand known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 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 Basmanpur urf. Baksand Of every 100 households in Basmanpur urf. Baksand in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basmanpur urf. Baksand · ■ Bhawanipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****2%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****37%** **26% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****53%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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 Basmanpur urf. Baksand? ■ Basmanpur urf. Baksand · ■ Bhawanipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.8%** **47.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982** **967 Working population ****38.5%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.2% for men and 29.7% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 789 (98%) 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 Bhawanipur - Babhan Chako2,400 people - Durgapur2,323 people - Chandaili Karmchand2,319 people - Sahgaura2,241 people - Bishunpur Tulsi2,020 people - Sondip1,914 people - Madhopur1,903 people - Sonua1,832 people [All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basmanpur urf. Baksand from Purnia?65 km by road - What is the population of Basmanpur urf. Baksand?2,092 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basmanpur urf. Baksand in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basmanpur urf. Baksand?37.8% (Census 2011)