# Basantpur Village, Kasba, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/basantpur/ Village · Kasba, Purnia # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,044 people in 465 households**, the 32nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%. - 2,044people (2011) - 465households - 42.5%literacy - 965females per 1,000 males ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes Basantpur falls in Kasba sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKula Khas - Community development blockKasba - Census village code223586 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? - Kasba (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)11 km by road - Kasba (nearest town)3 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? 14 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 · 6 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East - ○Degree college5–10 km · Purnia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 80% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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, 35 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Kasba rural average Electricity for lighting ****35%** **15% Toilet within the home ****9%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **89% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****14%** **19% Television ****10%** **6% Mobile phone ****12%** **36% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **30% 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 · ■ Kasba rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%** **46.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **965 Working population ****46.7%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.3% for men and 33.7% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 125 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (44%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 392 (41%) 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 Kasba - Semaria2,377 people - Deodha2,324 people - Kamalpur2,319 people - Banaili2,129 people - Gargata Narharia1,835 people - Lalharia1,789 people - Bishunpur1,662 people - Deari1,571 people [All 61 villages in Kasba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basantpur from Purnia?11 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?2,044 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?42.5% (Census 2011)