# Basua Village, Mahagama, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahagama, Godda 

# Basua

Basua is a village in Mahagama sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814154**. The 2011 Census counted **1,752 people in 323 households**, the 25th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 1,752people (2011)
- 323households
- 86.8%literacy
- 814154PIN code

## Basua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basua is 814154.** Basua falls in Mahagama sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814154
- Gram panchayatBasua
- Community development blockMahagama
- Census village code356754

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

## How far is Basua from nearby towns?

- Mahagama (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)38 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)38 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 Basua?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dakaita
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pathargama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lalmatia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Basua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 22% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Basua

Of every 100 households in Basua in 2011, 87 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Basua · ■ Mahagama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**89%

Tap water ****31%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**67%

Use banking services ****73%**

**37%

Television ****64%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**31%

Own their home ****70%**

**96%

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 Basua?

■ Basua · ■ Mahagama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**967

Working population ****24.7%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 84.0% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 294 (68%) · **■** Marginal 36 (8%)

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 Mahagama

- Kasba1,871 people
- Gorgawan1,865 people
- Jiajori1,843 people
- Sarbhanga1,755 people
- Ghuthi1,728 people
- Shahpur Beldiha1,699 people
- Asota1,683 people
- Semarkita Ghat Bhandaridih1,660 people

[All 363 villages in Mahagama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/mahagama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basua?814154
- How far is Basua from Godda?38 km by road
- What is the population of Basua?1,752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basua in?Godda district (Mahagama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basua?86.8% (Census 2011)