# Basantpur Village, Rupauli, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/rupauli/basantpur/ Village · Rupauli, Purnia # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Rupauli sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,416 people in 673 households**, the 25th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 3,416people (2011) - 673households - 56.8%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes Basantpur falls in Rupauli sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBasantpur - Community development blockRupauli - Census village code223248 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? - Rupauli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)48 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)48 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basantpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Basantpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 5 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 91% of the 914 hectares of village land is sown, and 410 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, 10 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Rupauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **2% Toilet within the home ****13%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****35%** **22% Television ****7%** **6% Mobile phone ****48%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **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 Basantpur? ■ Basantpur · ■ Rupauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **914 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037** **959 Working population ****37.2%** **35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.3% for men and 47.9% for women. 51% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 235 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 831 (65%) · **■** Other work 52 (4%) · **■** Marginal 152 (12%) 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 Rupauli - Dhobgidha Rupauli4,048 people - Kanp3,990 people - Bairia3,481 people - Mataili Khemnarain3,422 people - Bairma3,402 people - Anjhari3,151 people - Maini2,868 people - Bahadura2,847 people [All 55 villages in Rupauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/rupauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basantpur from Purnia?48 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?3,416 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Purnia district (Rupauli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?56.8% (Census 2011)