# Banwari Basant Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Banwari Basant

Banwari Basant is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,401 people in 389 households**, the 41st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,401people (2011)
- 389households
- 45.2%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Banwari Basant PIN code and other codes

Banwari Basant falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSripal Basant
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234398

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

## How far is Banwari Basant from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)26 km by road
- Chapra (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 Banwari Basant?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basant
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kadna
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Banwari Basant known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 141 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 Banwari Basant

Of every 100 households in Banwari Basant in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banwari Basant · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**62%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****48%**

**57%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**17%

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 Banwari Basant?

■ Banwari Basant · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**943

Working population ****35.4%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 36.6% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (6%) · **■** Marginal 778 (91%)

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 Garkha

- Rasidpur2,592 people
- Mobarakpur2,502 people
- Pindari2,468 people
- Aurha Mal2,461 people
- Bangari2,382 people
- Minapur2,354 people
- Mura2,332 people
- Dhanaura2,173 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banwari Basant from Chhapra?26 km by road
- What is the population of Banwari Basant?2,401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banwari Basant in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banwari Basant?45.2% (Census 2011)