# Basauna Village, Kahara, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kahara, Saharsa 

# Basauna

Basauna is a village in Kahara sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,269 people in 657 households**, the 13th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 3,269people (2011)
- 657households
- 58.5%literacy
- 852201PIN code

## Basauna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basauna is 852201.** Basauna falls in Kahara sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852201
- Gram panchayatSiradaipatti
- Community development blockKahara
- Census village code226441

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

## How far is Basauna from nearby towns?

- Kahara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)7 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)7 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 Basauna?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Basauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Basauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Basauna

Of every 100 households in Basauna in 2011, 12 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basauna · ■ Kahara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

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

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****32%**

**35%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

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 Basauna?

■ Basauna · ■ Kahara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**938

Working population ****33.1%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 43.0% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 459 (42%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 181 (17%) · **■** Marginal 277 (26%)

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 Kahara

- Kahra4,093 people
- Balhapatti4,039 people
- Dighia3,676 people
- Siradipatti3,369 people
- Rohuamon3,192 people
- Amarpur3,150 people
- Dhagjari3,016 people
- Amarpur2,973 people

[All 43 villages in Kahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basauna?852201
- How far is Basauna from Saharsa?7 km by road
- What is the population of Basauna?3,269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basauna in?Saharsa district (Kahara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basauna?58.5% (Census 2011)