# Bastalwa Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Bastalwa

Bastalwa is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **811 people in 98 households**, the 110th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 811people (2011)
- 98households
- 83.0%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Bastalwa PIN code and other codes

Bastalwa falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBakasara
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251652

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

## How far is Bastalwa from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)47 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)47 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 Bastalwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bastalwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Bastalwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Bastalwa

Of every 100 households in Bastalwa in 2011, 46 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bastalwa · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**94%

Use banking services ****70%**

**64%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

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 Bastalwa?

■ Bastalwa · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**918

Working population ****26.9%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 74.4% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (31%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 15 (7%)

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 Kargahar

- Kusdihra862 people
- Sonbarsa853 people
- Semaria832 people
- Phakla812 people
- Lakhanpura795 people
- Tenua794 people
- Sakhuwan789 people
- Adain786 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bastalwa from Sasaram?47 km by road
- What is the population of Bastalwa?811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bastalwa in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bastalwa?83.0% (Census 2011)