# Basahia Shekh Village, Piprarhi, Sheohar (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheohar/piprarhi/basahia-shekh/ Village · Piprarhi, Sheohar # Basahia Shekh Basahia Shekh is a village in Piprarhi sub-district of Sheohar district, Bihar, PIN code **843334**. The 2011 Census counted **12,117 people in 2,826 households**, the 2nd largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 12,117people (2011) - 2,826households - 49.9%literacy - 843334PIN code ## Basahia Shekh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basahia Shekh is 843334.** Basahia Shekh falls in Piprarhi sub-district, Sheohar district, Bihar. - PIN code843334 - Gram panchayatBasahiya Shaikh - Community development blockPiprarhi - Census village code218807 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basahia Shekh from nearby towns? - Piprarhi (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Sheohar (district HQ)7 km by road - Sheohar (nearest town)7 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 Basahia Shekh? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Basahia Shekh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sheohar - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Basahia Shekh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Basahia Shekh Of every 100 households in Basahia Shekh in 2011, 7 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basahia Shekh · ■ Piprarhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **6% Toilet within the home ****30%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **78% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****65%** **53% Television ****5%** **7% Mobile phone ****58%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **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 Basahia Shekh? ■ Basahia Shekh · ■ Piprarhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **938 Working population ****26.9%** **30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.2% for men and 43.3% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 292 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,323 (41%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 345 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,275 (39%) 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 Piprarhi - Amwa Kalan25,242 people - Minapur Balha10,638 people - Dhankaul8,766 people - Masaura7,032 people - Dharampur Dekuli6,172 people [All 25 villages in Piprarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheohar/piprarhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basahia Shekh?843334 - How far is Basahia Shekh from Sheohar?7 km by road - What is the population of Basahia Shekh?12,117 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basahia Shekh in?Sheohar district (Piprarhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basahia Shekh?49.9% (Census 2011)