# Basmata Village, Masalia, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Masalia, Dumka 

# Basmata

Basmata is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 27 households**, the 240th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 155people (2011)
- 27households
- 78.4%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Basmata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basmata is 814146.** Basmata falls in Masalia sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatGhmra
- Community development blockMasalia
- Census village code371962

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

## How far is Basmata from nearby towns?

- Masalia (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dumka (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 Basmata?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Basmata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Fatehpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Basmata known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 9% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Basmata

Of every 100 households in Basmata in 2011, 11 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Basmata · ■ Masalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****75%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Basmata?

■ Basmata · ■ Masalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**956

Working population ****35.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 60.3% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 4 (7%) · **■** Marginal 51 (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 Masalia

- Paharidih160 people
- Paharudi160 people
- Mahesapathar158 people
- Mukhtanr157 people
- Barmasia154 people
- Rangabandh154 people
- Bubudi152 people
- Dimudi152 people

[All 317 villages in Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basmata?814146
- How far is Basmata from Dumka?30 km by road
- What is the population of Basmata?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basmata in?Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basmata?78.4% (Census 2011)