# Basta Village, Thakurgangti, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurgangti, Godda 

# Basta

Basta is a village in Thakurgangti sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code **813208**. The 2011 Census counted **1,368 people in 268 households**, the 22nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 1,368people (2011)
- 268households
- 53.2%literacy
- 813208PIN code

## Basta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basta is 813208.** Basta falls in Thakurgangti sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code813208
- Gram panchayatRunji
- Community development blockThakurgangti
- Census village code355981

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

## How far is Basta from nearby towns?

- Thakurgangti (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)68 km by road
- Sahibganj (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 Basta?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Basta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharkhodia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Basta known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 78% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Basta

Of every 100 households in Basta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basta · ■ Thakurgangti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**82%

Use banking services ****49%**

**48%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Basta?

■ Basta · ■ Thakurgangti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**949

Working population ****50.5%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 34.5% for women. 48% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 150 (22%) · **■** Marginal 527 (76%)

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 Thakurgangti

- Indar Chak1,543 people
- Itwa Milik1,513 people
- Deban Chak1,468 people
- Bihari1,385 people
- Khar Kudia1,359 people
- Sanhuli1,297 people
- Khajri Chak1,221 people
- Pachradih1,164 people

[All 203 villages in Thakurgangti](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/thakurgangti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basta?813208
- How far is Basta from Godda?68 km by road
- What is the population of Basta?1,368 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basta in?Godda district (Thakurgangti sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basta?53.2% (Census 2011)