# Basurda Village, Adityapur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/adityapur/basurda/ Village · Adityapur, Saraikela-Kharsawan # Basurda Basurda is a village in Adityapur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,085 people in 261 households**, the 34th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 1,085people (2011) - 261households - 78.5%literacy - 831002PIN code ## Basurda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basurda is 831002.** Basurda falls in Adityapur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. - PIN code831002 - Gram panchayatItagarh - Community development blockAdityapur - Census village code379267 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basurda from nearby towns? - Gamharia (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Saraikela-Kharswana (district HQ)46 km by road - Jamshedpur (nearest town)16 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 Basurda? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Basurda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ 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 watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Basurda known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 87% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Basurda Of every 100 households in Basurda in 2011, 97 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basurda · ■ Adityapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **84% Toilet within the home ****22%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **85% Tap water ****4%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **63% Use banking services ****69%** **58% Television ****43%** **34% Mobile phone ****30%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **90% 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 Basurda? ■ Basurda · ■ Adityapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****702** **949 Working population ****36.9%** **34.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 70.0% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 221 (55%) · **■** Marginal 114 (28%) 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 Adityapur - Penderbera1,115 people - Jaikam1,092 people - Dhadkidih1,089 people - Baliguma1,088 people - Samram1,084 people - Jordina1,082 people - Chandarpur1,078 people - Tirla1,014 people [All 198 villages in Adityapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/adityapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basurda?831002 - How far is Basurda from Saraikela-Kharswana?46 km by road - What is the population of Basurda?1,085 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basurda in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Adityapur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Basurda?78.5% (Census 2011)