# Gauhar Basant Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Gauhar Basant

Gauhar Basant is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **953 people in 172 households**, the 84th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 953people (2011)
- 172households
- 70.6%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Gauhar Basant PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSripal Basant
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234397

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

## How far is Gauhar Basant from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)22 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 Gauhar Basant?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kadna
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Gauhar Basant known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Gauhar Basant

Of every 100 households in Gauhar Basant in 2011, 9 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gauhar Basant · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**95%

Use banking services ****72%**

**57%

Television ****34%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Gauhar Basant?

■ Gauhar Basant · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**943

Working population ****26.3%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (11%) · **■** Marginal 223 (89%)

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

- Bagahi1,029 people
- Jigna1,029 people
- Sarwadih1,001 people
- Baikunthpur970 people
- Jagdishpur942 people
- SahoSarae914 people
- Aliaspur809 people
- Durgtola700 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gauhar Basant from Chhapra?26 km by road
- What is the population of Gauhar Basant?953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauhar Basant in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gauhar Basant?70.6% (Census 2011)