# Bhasti Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/bhasti/

Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Bhasti

Bhasti is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,504 people in 865 households**, the 22nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 4,504people (2011)
- 865households
- 43.7%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Bhasti PIN code and other codes

Bhasti falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKopa
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226579

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

## How far is Bhasti from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)45 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)45 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 Bhasti?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhasti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonbarsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Bhasti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 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 Bhasti

Of every 100 households in Bhasti in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhasti · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**40%

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 Bhasti?

■ Bhasti · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**937

Working population ****38.9%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 33.2% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 264 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 998 (57%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (2%) · **■** Marginal 449 (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 Sonbarsa

- Barahi4,768 people
- Amirta4,722 people
- Mahua patti Dakhin wari4,649 people
- Manguar4,606 people
- Baitha Masahri4,452 people
- Kopa4,421 people
- Mahua patti Uttarwari4,219 people
- Maina4,167 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhasti from Saharsa?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bhasti?4,504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhasti in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhasti?43.7% (Census 2011)