# Basti Village, Chehra Kalan, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/chehra-kalan/basti/ Village · Chehra Kalan, Vaishali # Basti Basti is a village in Chehra Kalan sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar, PIN code **843102**. The 2011 Census counted **2,492 people in 451 households**, the 19th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 2,492people (2011) - 451households - 58.8%literacy - 843102PIN code ## Basti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basti is 843102.** Basti falls in Chehra Kalan sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - PIN code843102 - Gram panchayatBasti Sarkishan - Community development blockChehra Kalan - Census village code235080 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basti from nearby towns? - Chehra Kalan (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)33 km by road - Hajipur (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 Basti? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Premraj - ○Degree college10+ km · Mahua - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chehra Kalan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Basti known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Basti Of every 100 households in Basti in 2011, 2 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Basti · ■ Chehra Kalan rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **4% Toilet within the home ****21%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****45%** **52% Television ****12%** **11% Mobile phone ****73%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **14% 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 Basti? ■ Basti · ■ Chehra Kalan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1152** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976** **908 Working population ****16.9%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 48.8% for women. 32% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 135 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (21%) · **■** Marginal 176 (42%) 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 Chehra Kalan - Shahpur Khurd3,278 people - Mathna Mal Urf Mohammadpur2,881 people - Rasulpur Daud2,819 people - Sherpur Jalal2,738 people - Babbalpur Chhaurahi2,489 people - Chainpur2,136 people - Jalalpur Birbhan2,121 people - Chak Suleman2,102 people [All 53 villages in Chehra Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/chehra-kalan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basti?843102 - How far is Basti from Hajipur?33 km by road - What is the population of Basti?2,492 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basti in?Vaishali district (Chehra Kalan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Basti?58.8% (Census 2011)