# Basterwa Village, Ramgarh, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ramgarh, Dumka 

# Basterwa

Basterwa is a village in Ramgarh sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814102**. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 71 households**, the 198th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 329people (2011)
- 71households
- 46.5%literacy
- 814102PIN code

## Basterwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basterwa is 814102.** Basterwa falls in Ramgarh sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814102
- Gram panchayatKoaam
- Community development blockRamgarh
- Census village code370301

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

## How far is Basterwa from nearby towns?

- Dumka (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)26 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)26 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 Basterwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Basterwa; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Guhiajori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Basterwa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include bamboo items. About 55% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Basterwa

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

■ Basterwa · ■ Ramgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****6%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Basterwa?

■ Basterwa · ■ Ramgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**991

Working population ****63.5%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 28.1% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 102 (49%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 103 (49%)

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 Ramgarh

- Lito332 people
- Duarpahari331 people
- Khairasol331 people
- Amjolakita329 people
- Kusiam329 people
- Pindari329 people
- Sijhuabahiar327 people
- Sahajana326 people

[All 347 villages in Ramgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ramgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basterwa?814102
- How far is Basterwa from Dumka?26 km by road
- What is the population of Basterwa?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basterwa in?Dumka district (Ramgarh sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basterwa?46.5% (Census 2011)