# Basdiha Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Basdiha

Basdiha is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,542 people in 220 households**, the 52nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,542people (2011)
- 220households
- 76.9%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Basdiha PIN code and other codes

Basdiha falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikaria
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251403

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

## How far is Basdiha from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)42 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)15 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 Basdiha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Basdiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parasia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Basdiha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Basdiha

Of every 100 households in Basdiha in 2011, 84 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basdiha · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**93%

Use banking services ****93%**

**66%

Television ****37%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**18%

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 Basdiha?

■ Basdiha · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216**

**926

Working population ****25.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 64.6% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 338 (86%)

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 Karakat

- Hatia1,612 people
- Gadura1,609 people
- Nad1,558 people
- Panredih1,552 people
- Kechua1,527 people
- Jamua1,508 people
- Paraiya1,504 people
- Chilha1,501 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basdiha from Sasaram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Basdiha?1,542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basdiha in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basdiha?76.9% (Census 2011)