# Basa Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/basa/ Village · Sasaram, Rohtas # Basa Basa is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,683 people in 387 households**, the 23rd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 2,683people (2011) - 387households - 75.5%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Basa PIN code and other codes Basa falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKarwandiya - Community development blockSasaram - Census village code252430 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basa from nearby towns? - Sasaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)8 km by road - Sasaram (nearest town)8 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 Basa? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Basa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khudan - ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 1 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 Basa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Basa Of every 100 households in Basa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Basa · ■ Sasaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **18% Toilet within the home ****33%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **76% Tap water ****5%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **89% Use banking services ****55%** **55% Television ****32%** **23% Mobile phone ****67%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **20% Own their home ****95%** **97% 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 Basa? ■ Basa · ■ Sasaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **71.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **927 Working population ****23.0%** **29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (9%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 299 (48%) · **■** Marginal 221 (36%) 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 Sasaram - Kanchanpur2,865 people - karpurwa2,709 people - Dhankarha2,696 people - GansaDih2,695 people - Gajdwahi2,678 people - Molawan2,638 people - Banrasia2,585 people - Dawanpur2,544 people [All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basa from Sasaram?8 km by road - What is the population of Basa?2,683 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basa in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basa?75.5% (Census 2011)