# Basaon Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/basaon/ Village · Basantpur, Siwan # Basaon Basaon is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841406**. The 2011 Census counted **12,752 people in 2,080 households**, the 1st largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 12,752people (2011) - 2,080households - 63.3%literacy - 841406PIN code ## Basaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basaon is 841406.** Basaon falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - PIN code841406 - Gram panchayatBasaon - Community development blockBasantpur - Census village code231671 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basaon from nearby towns? - Basantpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)30 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)30 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 Basaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Basaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Serya Srikant - ○Degree college5–10 km · Goryakothi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maroura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Basaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 734 hectares of village land is sown, and 566 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 Basaon Of every 100 households in Basaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Basaon · ■ Basantpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****19%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **76% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****64%** **64% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****63%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **12% 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 Basaon? ■ Basaon · ■ Basantpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **916 Working population ****23.7%** **25.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 53.0% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 649 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 520 (17%) · **■** Household industry 59 (2%) · **■** Other work 378 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,422 (47%) 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 Basantpur - Surajpura5,914 people - Basantpur5,684 people - Molnapur4,212 people - Rajapur4,005 people [All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basaon?841406 - How far is Basaon from Siwan?30 km by road - What is the population of Basaon?12,752 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basaon in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basaon?63.3% (Census 2011)