# Basatpur Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar)

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Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa 

# Basatpur

Basatpur is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,416 people in 655 households**, the 30th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%.

- 3,416people (2011)
- 655households
- 53.5%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Basatpur PIN code and other codes

Basatpur falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonpura
- Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur
- Census village code226628

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

## How far is Basatpur from nearby towns?

- Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)22 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)22 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 Basatpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Basatpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Basatpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Basatpur

Of every 100 households in Basatpur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basatpur · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**38%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Basatpur?

■ Basatpur · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**48.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**931

Working population ****37.9%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 40.2% for women. 47% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 495 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (6%) · **■** Marginal 504 (39%)

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 Simri Bakhtiarpur

- Balhampur3,803 people
- Sonpura3,630 people
- Sardiha3,569 people
- Balthi3,554 people
- Tilanthi3,045 people
- Chapram3,036 people
- Lagma2,985 people
- Shankarpur2,772 people

[All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basatpur from Saharsa?22 km by road
- What is the population of Basatpur?3,416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basatpur in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basatpur?53.5% (Census 2011)