# Basantnagar Village, Hasanpura, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/hasanpura/basantnagar/ Village · Hasanpura, Siwan # Basantnagar Basantnagar is a village in Hasanpura sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,500 people in 240 households**, the 36th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 1,500people (2011) - 240households - 71.4%literacy - 1,089females per 1,000 males ## Basantnagar PIN code and other codes Basantnagar falls in Hasanpura sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPiyaur - Community development blockHasanpura - Census village code232594 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basantnagar from nearby towns? - Hasanpura (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)14 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)14 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 Basantnagar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Basantnagar; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanouti - ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Basantnagar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Basantnagar Of every 100 households in Basantnagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Basantnagar · ■ Hasanpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **8% Toilet within the home ****21%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****58%** **77% Television ****8%** **14% Mobile phone ****63%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Basantnagar? ■ Basantnagar · ■ Hasanpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **68.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **955 Working population ****25.2%** **25.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 59.0% for women. 40% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (12%) · **■** Marginal 296 (78%) 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 Hasanpura - Merahi1,829 people - Jalalpur1,741 people - Tanrwa1,727 people - Kohrauta1,621 people - Arjal1,476 people - Jalalpur1,443 people - Chandparsa1,413 people - Khajepur Khurd1,327 people [All 65 villages in Hasanpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/hasanpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Basantnagar from Siwan?14 km by road - What is the population of Basantnagar?1,500 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantnagar in?Siwan district (Hasanpura sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basantnagar?71.4% (Census 2011)