# Basantpur Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,084 people in 163 households**, the 70th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,084people (2011)
- 163households
- 70.1%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

Basantpur falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmri
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252439

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

## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)6 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 Basantpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karbandiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Basantpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****48%**

**55%

Television ****13%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**20%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**927

Working population ****26.2%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 61.9% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 204 (72%) · **■** Marginal 33 (12%)

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

- Shivpur Chitauli1,146 people
- Katdehri1,137 people
- Baijla1,112 people
- Shahpur1,099 people
- kunrwa1,064 people
- Durgapur1,057 people
- Bhainsahi1,041 people
- Gobina1,039 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basantpur from Sasaram?6 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?70.1% (Census 2011)