# Basta Village, Maheshpur, Pakur (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Maheshpur, Pakur 

# Basta

Basta is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814111**. The 2011 Census counted **600 people in 145 households**, the 126th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 600people (2011)
- 145households
- 50.5%literacy
- 814111PIN code

## Basta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basta is 814111.** Basta falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814111
- Gram panchayatSitarampur
- Community development blockMaheshpur
- Census village code360723

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?

- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)45 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?

4 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maheshpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 50% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basta · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****69%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**987

Working population ****36.8%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.5% for men and 46.1% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (42%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 59 (27%)

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 Maheshpur

- Maheshgaria618 people
- Durgapur605 people
- Bhimpur604 people
- Sahari602 people
- Tetulia598 people
- Tithidanga593 people
- Kalidaspur588 people
- Simaldahi586 people

[All 345 villages in Maheshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basta?814111
- How far is Basta from Pakur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Basta?600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basta in?Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basta?50.5% (Census 2011)