# Basantpur Village, Raghunathpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Raghunathpur, Siwan 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Raghunathpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 93 households**, the 70th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.

- 566people (2011)
- 93households
- 59.0%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBarua
- Community development blockRaghunathpur
- Census village code232477

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?

- Raghunathpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)35 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)35 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?

8 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river

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 95% of the 95 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 Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Raghunathpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****70%**

**80%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

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 · ■ Raghunathpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**68.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**942

Working population ****22.1%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 45.7% for women. 42% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (7%) · **■** Marginal 116 (93%)

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 Raghunathpur

- Saidpur624 people
- Saran Dumri601 people
- Hasopur581 people
- Nikhti Khurd578 people
- Sonbarsa565 people
- Abhimanwan525 people
- Bishunpura456 people
- Bhagwanpur443 people

[All 127 villages in Raghunathpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/raghunathpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basantpur from Siwan?35 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Siwan district (Raghunathpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?59.0% (Census 2011)