# Basna Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj 

# Basna

Basna is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816119**. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 135 households**, the 77th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 668people (2011)
- 135households
- 42.6%literacy
- 816119PIN code

## Basna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basna is 816119.** Basna falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816119
- Gram panchayatMadhuapara
- Community development blockBarharwa
- Census village code359578

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

## How far is Basna from nearby towns?

- Barharwa (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)72 km by road
- Rajmahal (nearest town)33 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 Basna?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barharwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barharwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Basna known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include bidi and rope. About 60% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Basna

Of every 100 households in Basna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basna · ■ Barharwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****13%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**33%

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 Basna?

■ Basna · ■ Barharwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**961

Working population ****42.5%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.4% for men and 41.6% for women. 44% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (46%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 121 (43%)

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 Barharwa

- Ladopara697 people
- Chandipur688 people
- Jagarnathpur687 people
- Ranigram686 people
- Kamalpur661 people
- Srikantpara653 people
- Sirasing641 people
- Ganeshpur621 people

[All 240 villages in Barharwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basna?816119
- How far is Basna from Sahibganj?72 km by road
- What is the population of Basna?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basna in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basna?42.6% (Census 2011)