# Kukumpur Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Siwan 

# Kukumpur

Kukumpur is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,770 people in 436 households**, the 15th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 2,770people (2011)
- 436households
- 69.5%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Kukumpur PIN code and other codes

Kukumpur falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKumkumpur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code231706

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

## How far is Kukumpur from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)33 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)33 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 Kukumpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kukumpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 · Basantpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhoura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Kukumpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Kukumpur

Of every 100 households in Kukumpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kukumpur · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**52%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****64%**

**64%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**12%

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 Kukumpur?

■ Kukumpur · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**916

Working population ****21.7%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 60.5% for women. 39% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (24%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 148 (25%) · **■** Marginal 80 (13%)

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

- Barwa Kalan2,924 people
- Barhoga Khurd2,893 people
- Sekhpura2,873 people
- Karahi Khurd2,815 people
- Sonurukha2,638 people
- Semardah2,410 people
- Sahar Kola2,400 people
- Karahi Kalan2,295 people

[All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kukumpur from Siwan?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kukumpur?2,770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kukumpur in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kukumpur?69.5% (Census 2011)