# Basko Village, Pathna, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pathna, Sahibganj 

# Basko

Basko is a village in Pathna sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815109**. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 59 households**, the 76th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 294people (2011)
- 59households
- 26.1%literacy
- 815109PIN code

## Basko PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basko is 815109.** Basko falls in Pathna sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815109
- Gram panchayatAmdanda
- Community development blockPathna
- Census village code359408

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

## How far is Basko from nearby towns?

- Pathna (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)73 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)73 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 Basko?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barkha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barharwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Basko known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 48% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Basko

Of every 100 households in Basko in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basko · ■ Pathna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****84%**

**45%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Basko?

■ Basko · ■ Pathna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.1%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697**

**982

Working population ****53.1%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.5% for men and 21.3% for women. 51% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (60%) · **■** Other work 32 (21%)

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 Pathna

- Dumaria306 people
- Chapande305 people
- Patrapara301 people
- Pandanbhita296 people
- Tegra284 people
- Amdanda269 people
- Kauadhab255 people
- Gumapahar251 people

[All 150 villages in Pathna](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/pathna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basko?815109
- How far is Basko from Sahibganj?73 km by road
- What is the population of Basko?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basko in?Sahibganj district (Pathna sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basko?26.1% (Census 2011)