# Sirpal Basant Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/sirpal-basant/ Village · Garkha, Saran # Sirpal Basant Sirpal Basant is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,895 people in 523 households**, the 28th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 2,895people (2011) - 523households - 66.2%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Sirpal Basant PIN code and other codes Sirpal Basant falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSripal Basant - Community development blockGarkha - Census village code234396 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirpal Basant from nearby towns? - Garkha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)25 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)26 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 Sirpal Basant? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Sirpal Basant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Sirpal Basant known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Sirpal Basant Of every 100 households in Sirpal Basant in 2011, 5 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sirpal Basant · ■ Garkha rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **9% Toilet within the home ****41%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **83% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **95% Use banking services ****61%** **57% Television ****25%** **19% Mobile phone ****54%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **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 Sirpal Basant? ■ Sirpal Basant · ■ Garkha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **943 Working population ****25.6%** **26.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 55.3% for women. 36% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (16%) · **■** Marginal 578 (78%) 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 - Mirzapur3,246 people - Kadna3,023 people - Pharusa3,013 people - Aloni2,898 people - Itwa2,854 people - Hasanpura2,853 people - Hakma2,809 people - Panchpatia2,771 people [All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sirpal Basant from Chhapra?25 km by road - What is the population of Sirpal Basant?2,895 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirpal Basant in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sirpal Basant?66.2% (Census 2011)