# Basahi Village, Salkhua, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Salkhua, Saharsa 

# Basahi

Basahi is a village in Salkhua sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,351 people in 207 households**, the 30th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.0%.

- 1,351people (2011)
- 207households
- 31.3%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Basahi PIN code and other codes

Basahi falls in Salkhua sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChanan
- Community development blockSalkhua
- Census village code226663

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

## How far is Basahi from nearby towns?

- Salkhua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)35 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)35 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 Basahi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Basahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Basahi

Of every 100 households in Basahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basahi · ■ Salkhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**43%

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 Basahi?

■ Basahi · ■ Salkhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.3%**

**41.0%

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

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**947

Working population ****45.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.7% for men and 20.1% for women. 45% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 483 (78%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 104 (17%)

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 Salkhua

- Chhachhua1,703 people
- Raingnian1,634 people
- Kamra1,564 people
- Bhirkhi1,444 people
- Kuchaut1,331 people
- Sauthi1,248 people
- Banganwan1,033 people
- Samhar Kalan874 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Basahi from Saharsa?35 km by road
- What is the population of Basahi?1,351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basahi in?Saharsa district (Salkhua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basahi?31.3% (Census 2011)