# Basgarha Village, Srinagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Srinagar, Purnia 

# Basgarha

Basgarha is a village in Srinagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,635 people in 339 households**, the 15th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.9%.

- 1,635people (2011)
- 339households
- 48.2%literacy
- 854301PIN code

## Basgarha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basgarha is 854301.** Basgarha falls in Srinagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854301
- Gram panchayatKhokha South
- Community development blockSrinagar
- Census village code223621

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Basgarha from nearby towns?

- Srinagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)24 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)24 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 Basgarha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○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 station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Basgarha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 97% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Basgarha

Of every 100 households in Basgarha in 2011, 25 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Basgarha · ■ Srinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**55%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**17%

Television ****8%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**40%

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 Basgarha?

■ Basgarha · ■ Srinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**44.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**942

Working population ****32.8%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 42.7% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (74%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%)

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 Srinagar

- Khunti Hasaili3,738 people
- Kadgawan3,033 people
- Mankol3,012 people
- Bhag Pareag2,479 people
- Dangraha1,410 people
- Makhnaha1,370 people
- Shahbaz1,137 people
- Uchepur873 people

[All 27 villages in Srinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/srinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basgarha?854301
- How far is Basgarha from Purnia?24 km by road
- What is the population of Basgarha?1,635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basgarha in?Purnia district (Srinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basgarha?48.2% (Census 2011)