# Bansohi Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Bansohi

Bansohi is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,171 people in 508 households**, the 17th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,171people (2011)
- 508households
- 71.5%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Bansohi PIN code and other codes

Bansohi falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDurgauli
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232825

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

## How far is Bansohi from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)44 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)46 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 Bansohi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bansohi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Bansohi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Bansohi

Of every 100 households in Bansohi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bansohi · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**52%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**58%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bansohi?

■ Bansohi · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**965

Working population ****17.2%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 59.9% for women. 32% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (12%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 87 (16%) · **■** Marginal 233 (43%)

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 Mashrakh

- Semri3,622 people
- madarpur3,404 people
- Gangauli3,380 people
- Bishunpura3,368 people
- Chhapia3,091 people
- sikti Bhikham2,862 people
- Nawada2,767 people
- Khajuri2,730 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bansohi from Chhapra?44 km by road
- What is the population of Bansohi?3,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bansohi in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bansohi?71.5% (Census 2011)