# Basantpur Village, Khanpur, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/khanpur/basantpur/ Village · Khanpur, Samastipur # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Khanpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,640 people in 595 households**, the 27th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%. - 2,640people (2011) - 595households - 59.5%literacy - 848117PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basantpur is 848117.** Basantpur falls in Khanpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - PIN code848117 - Gram panchayatShobhan - Community development blockKhanpur - Census village code236473 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? - Khanpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)20 km by road - Samstipur (nearest town)20 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? 11 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Siropati - ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 84% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Khanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****17%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****31%** **41% Television ****6%** **4% Mobile phone ****34%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **30% 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 Basantpur? ■ Basantpur · ■ Khanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%** **57.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **934 Working population ****38.8%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.0% for men and 50.8% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 165 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 371 (36%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 456 (44%) 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 Khanpur - Manwara3,017 people - Hasanpur2,868 people - Soraul2,829 people - Fatehpur2,752 people - Bishunpur Sonsa2,576 people - Kamurpur2,437 people - Hariabad Chak2,247 people - Ranjitpur2,173 people [All 63 villages in Khanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/khanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur?848117 - How far is Basantpur from Samastipur?20 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?2,640 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Samastipur district (Khanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?59.5% (Census 2011)