# Basti Jalal Village, Dighwara, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dighwara/basti-jalal/ Village · Dighwara, Saran # Basti Jalal Basti Jalal is a village in Dighwara sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,033 people in 1,089 households**, the 3rd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 7,033people (2011) - 1,089households - 73.9%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Basti Jalal PIN code and other codes Basti Jalal falls in Dighwara sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBastijalal - Community development blockDighwara - Census village code234433 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basti Jalal from nearby towns? - Dighwara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)35 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)40 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 Basti Jalal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Basti Jalal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dighwara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chapra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Basti Jalal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Basti Jalal Of every 100 households in Basti Jalal in 2011, 33 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Basti Jalal · ■ Dighwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****33%** **33% Toilet within the home ****28%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **88% Use banking services ****60%** **60% Television ****32%** **29% Mobile phone ****71%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **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 Basti Jalal? ■ Basti Jalal · ■ Dighwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **905 Working population ****25.9%** **27.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 63.3% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 274 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (10%) · **■** Household industry 126 (7%) · **■** Other work 477 (26%) · **■** Marginal 764 (42%) 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 Dighwara - Jhaua9,576 people - Sitalpur8,678 people - Manupur6,204 people - Barua5,938 people - Haraji5,809 people - Kuraia4,085 people [All 46 villages in Dighwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dighwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basti Jalal from Chhapra?35 km by road - What is the population of Basti Jalal?7,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basti Jalal in?Saran district (Dighwara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basti Jalal?73.9% (Census 2011)