# Basaura Village, Sanjhauli, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sanjhauli, Rohtas 

# Basaura

Basaura is a village in Sanjhauli sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,894 people in 294 households**, the 10th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,894people (2011)
- 294households
- 85.3%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Basaura PIN code and other codes

Basaura falls in Sanjhauli sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmaithi
- Community development blockSanjhauli
- Census village code251526

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

## How far is Basaura from nearby towns?

- Sanjhauli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)10 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 Basaura?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Basaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sanjhauli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Basaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Basaura

Of every 100 households in Basaura in 2011, 43 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basaura · ■ Sanjhauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**68%

Television ****15%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

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 Basaura?

■ Basaura · ■ Sanjhauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**910

Working population ****23.5%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 78.3% for women. 39% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 250 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (10%) · **■** Marginal 61 (14%)

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 Sanjhauli

- Karmaini2,507 people
- Susari2,366 people
- Masauna2,344 people
- Chaita1,960 people
- Siaruwa1,858 people
- Aunrai1,741 people
- Majhauli1,636 people
- Tendua1,579 people

[All 45 villages in Sanjhauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sanjhauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basaura from Sasaram?35 km by road
- What is the population of Basaura?1,894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basaura in?Rohtas district (Sanjhauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basaura?85.3% (Census 2011)