# Basantpur Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144224**. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 47 households**, the 281st largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 223people (2011)
- 47households
- 80.9%literacy
- 144224PIN code

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basantpur is 144224.** Basantpur falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144224
- Gram panchayatMangu--Mera
- Community development blockTalwara
- Census village code031329

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

## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns?

- Mukerian (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Mukerian (nearest town)20 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 Basantpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Palahar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mukerian
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukerian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mukerian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Basantpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 79% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Mukerian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**56%

Tap water ****100%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**44%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****66%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**46%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****13%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Mukerian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**851

Working population ****22.0%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 78.4% for women. 37% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (73%) · **■** Marginal 8 (16%)

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 Mukerian

- Saroa253 people
- Kasra Wan246 people
- Jamalpur237 people
- Chak Sheru234 people
- Gawal Chak Shangaru215 people
- Simbli215 people
- Chikarial209 people
- Nathuwal202 people

[All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basantpur?144224
- How far is Basantpur from Hoshiarpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?80.9% (Census 2011)