# Basaura Village, Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu 

# Basaura

Basaura is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **840 people in 163 households**, the 46th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 840people (2011)
- 163households
- 53.7%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Basaura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basaura is 822126.** Basaura falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatPurnadih
- Community development blockNilambar-Pitambarpur
- Census village code366547

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

## How far is Basaura from nearby towns?

- Palamu (district HQ)13 km by road
- Medininagar (nearest town)13 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 Basaura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Basaura; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lesliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Medininagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Basaura known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 75% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Basaura

Of every 100 households in Basaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basaura · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****99%**

**47%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Basaura?

■ Basaura · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****707**

**944

Working population ****37.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 47.9% for women. 44% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 306 (97%)

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 Nilambar-Pitambarpur

- Khairant892 people
- Ramanand Dabra887 people
- Sonhi Sarai847 people
- Patharhi843 people
- Pursuram Khap835 people
- Rajogari832 people
- Amwa Khurd829 people
- Sotamdabra Alias Panredobra804 people

[All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basaura?822126
- How far is Basaura from Palamu?13 km by road
- What is the population of Basaura?840 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basaura in?Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basaura?53.7% (Census 2011)