# Basantpur Village, Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/basantpur/ Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Runisaidpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843328**. The 2011 Census counted **1,793 people in 418 households**, the 64th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 1,793people (2011) - 418households - 45.2%literacy - 843328PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basantpur is 843328.** Basantpur falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843328 - Gram panchayatRunni Saidpur Madhya - Community development blockRunisaidpur - Census village code219528 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? - Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)22 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)22 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? 9 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Runisaidpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 88% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 10 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **9% Toilet within the home ****13%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****12%** **36% Television ****10%** **8% Mobile phone ****34%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **928 Working population ****29.2%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.9% for men and 35.1% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (23%) · **■** Marginal 183 (35%) 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 Runisaidpur - SagriDih urf Siridih1,896 people - Waina1,874 people - Raepur1,868 people - Raepur1,808 people - Chak Donai1,786 people - Morang urf Bazidpur1,786 people - Madhopur Sarnath1,728 people - Deona Khurd1,675 people [All 102 villages in Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur?843328 - How far is Basantpur from Sitamarhi?22 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?1,793 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?45.2% (Census 2011)