# Basantpur Village, Parsa, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Parsa, Saran 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Parsa sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,559 people in 375 households**, the 18th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 2,559people (2011)
- 375households
- 61.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

Basantpur falls in Parsa sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShobhepur
- Community development blockParsa
- Census village code234058

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

## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns?

- Parsa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)17 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 Basantpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Basantpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Parsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**58%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****47%**

**52%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Parsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**919

Working population ****26.8%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 45.9% for women. 37% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (12%) · **■** Marginal 526 (77%)

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 Parsa

- Shankar Dih2,971 people
- Anjni2,846 people
- Latrahia2,647 people
- Pirozpur2,585 people
- Bishunpur2,453 people
- Mirzapur2,441 people
- Bariarpur2,426 people
- Kuaribir2,423 people

[All 90 villages in Parsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/parsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basantpur from Chhapra?25 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?2,559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Saran district (Parsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?61.5% (Census 2011)