# Baksawan Village, Goraul, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Goraul, Vaishali 

# Baksawan

Baksawan is a village in Goraul sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,828 people in 732 households**, the 13th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 3,828people (2011)
- 732households
- 69.0%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Baksawan PIN code and other codes

Baksawan falls in Goraul sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaksama
- Community development blockGoraul
- Census village code235010

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

## How far is Baksawan from nearby towns?

- Goraul (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hajipur (nearest town)30 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 Baksawan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Baksawan; 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
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Mahua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hajipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goraul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Baksawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Baksawan

Of every 100 households in Baksawan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baksawan · ■ Goraul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**44%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**61%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Baksawan?

■ Baksawan · ■ Goraul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**897

Working population ****28.8%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 57.5% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 351 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (19%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 279 (25%) · **■** Marginal 257 (23%)

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 Goraul

- Rasulapur Turki4,385 people
- Rasulpur Enayat Urf Babhantoli4,035 people
- Katar Mala3,934 people
- Adampur3,880 people
- Bhanpur Barewa3,781 people
- Enayat Nagar Rasulpur3,511 people
- Lodipur3,436 people
- Bishunpur Bendi3,340 people

[All 87 villages in Goraul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/goraul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baksawan from Hajipur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Baksawan?3,828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baksawan in?Vaishali district (Goraul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baksawan?69.0% (Census 2011)