# Saheban Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Saheban

Saheban is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,805 people in 510 households**, the 26th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 2,805people (2011)
- 510households
- 49.8%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Saheban PIN code and other codes

Saheban falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhagvanpur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code220976

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

## How far is Saheban from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)62 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)15 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 Saheban?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Saheban; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ratanpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Birpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Saheban known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 17% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Saheban

Of every 100 households in Saheban in 2011, 12 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saheban · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****7%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**75%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Saheban?

■ Saheban · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**949

Working population ****32.2%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 37.5% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 667 (74%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (5%) · **■** Marginal 43 (5%)

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

- Lalpurgot3,439 people
- Bauraha3,216 people
- Shankarpur3,151 people
- Bishunpur Chaudhary3,076 people
- Kusahar Arazi2,738 people
- Bhagwanpur2,695 people
- Bhawanipur2,643 people
- Piprahipatti Golari2,545 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saheban from Supaul?62 km by road
- What is the population of Saheban?2,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saheban in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saheban?49.8% (Census 2011)