# Basantpur Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/basantpur/ Village · Riga, Sitamarhi # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **2,612 people in 532 households**, the 30th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 2,612people (2011) - 532households - 41.0%literacy - 843327PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basantpur is 843327.** Basantpur falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843327 - Gram panchayatMahesiya - Community development blockRiga - Census village code219376 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? - Riga (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)25 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)25 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 - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Basantpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Riga rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **7% Toilet within the home ****7%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****16%** **35% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****24%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **28% 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 · ■ Riga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.0%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **937 Working population ****35.3%** **28.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.9% for men and 33.8% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 423 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (6%) · **■** Marginal 277 (30%) 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 Riga - Pakri2,809 people - Barahi2,786 people - Bakhri2,769 people - Khairwa2,701 people - Ijrahia1,677 people - Asogi1,439 people - Posua Patania1,367 people - Simri1,066 people [All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur?843327 - How far is Basantpur from Sitamarhi?25 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?2,612 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?41.0% (Census 2011)