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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MUNNI KUMARI
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- LGD code
- 235080
- Pincode
- 844122
- Post office
- Mahuwa
- Population
- 2,492
- Households
- 451
- Literacy rate
- 47.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1152 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 422
২০১১ জনগণনা · তুলনায়
Basti তুলনায়
By population, Basti ranks #19 of 54 villages in Chehra Kalan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.4%
−5.7% vs mandal average
- Basti
- 47.4%
- Chehra Kalan mandal
- 53.1%
- Vaishali district
- 55.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,152
+240 vs mandal average
- Basti
- 1,152
- Chehra Kalan mandal
- 912
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Basti
- 5.5
- Chehra Kalan mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basti এক নজরে
Basti বিহার-এর বৈশালী জেলার Chehra Kalan ব্লক-এ 2,492 জনসংখ্যা 451 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Chehra Kalan ব্লক-এর 54 গ্রামের মধ্যে 19তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 47%, ব্লক গড় 53% থেকে 6 পয়েন্ট কম এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 1,152 নারী। পিনকোড 844122, Mahuwa ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 235080। প্রধান MUNNI KUMARI; গ্রামটি Bakhri বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Sanjay Kumar। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 2,938, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত: Basti Sarsikan →
কাছের গ্রামের তুলনা
পাশাপাশি তুলনা →| গ্রাম | জনসংখ্যা | সাক্ষরতা | দূরত্ব |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basti · এই গ্রাম | 2,492 | 47% | — |
| Mohammadpur Tori · Chehra Kalan | 2,090 | 48% | — |
| Kishunpur Telaur · Chehra Kalan | 1,773 | 57% | — |
| Bishunpur Garh · Chehra Kalan | 1,638 | 59% | — |
| Bakhri Dua · Chehra Kalan | 1,585 | 56% | — |
| Hedayatpur Haji Chak · Chehra Kalan | 936 | 60% | — |
| Bakhri Sultan · Chehra Kalan | 687 | 39% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basti
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HAJIPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 33
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Basti Sarkishan
- Total area (ha)
- 147
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 49.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Basti
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
মূল তথ্য — Basti
- LGD code
- 235080
- Pincode
- 844122
- Post office
- Mahuwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,492
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,938
- Households
- 451
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1152
- Literacy rate
- 47.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhri
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MUNNI KUMARI
- Block / Mandal
- Chehra Kalan
একই পিনকোড
Villages sharing pincode 844122
- Singhara BuzurgMahua mandal23,382 pop
- Mahua Singh RaeMahua mandal12,521 pop
- Mirza NagarMahua mandal9,140 pop
- Jahangirpur SalthaniMahua mandal8,709 pop
- Kasba Mahua Urf Makundpur ChakMahua mandal8,698 pop
- Chhapra KhajechandChehra Kalan mandal7,853 pop
- Rasulpur Mohiuddin Urf MadhaulMahua mandal7,377 pop
- Akhtiarpur SihanChehra Kalan mandal7,233 pop
- Karhatia BuzurgChehra Kalan mandal6,671 pop
একই নাম, ভিন্ন জায়গা
Other villages named Basti
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- BastiNawabganj · Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh5,342 pop
- BastiHarnaut · Nalanda, Bihar4,148 pop
- BastiNizamabad · Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh2,356 pop
- BastiMuhammadabad Gohna · Mau, Uttar Pradesh2,096 pop
- BastiGonda · Gonda, Uttar Pradesh1,448 pop
- BastiPendra Road · Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Chhattisgarh1,311 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Basti
Chehra Kalan মণ্ডল-এর অন্যান্য গ্রাম
View all 56+ →- Chhapra Khajechand
- Akhtiarpur Sihan
- Karhatia Buzurg
- Mansurpur Halayia
- Chehra Kalan Urf Mohammadpur
- Mathna Malik Urf Mathna Bhim
- Rasulpur Fateh
- Chhaurahi
- Salempur Dumaria
- Bishunpur Anrra
- Chapait
- Ababakarpur
- Kaila Jalalpur Urf Jalalpur
- Tal Sihan
- Shahpur Khurd
- Mathna Mal Urf Mohammadpur
- Rasulpur Daud
- Sherpur Jalal
- Babbalpur Chhaurahi
- Chainpur
- Jalalpur Birbhan
- Chak Suleman
- Mohammadpur Tori
- Hedayatpur Katahra Dakhali
- Asadpur Malbhara
- Kishunpur Telaur
- Sarae Afzal
- Saraya Urf Rasulpur Habib
- Bathna Mahodat
- Bishunpur Garh
- Mustafapur Halayia
- Rampur Dumri
- Bakhri Dua
- Chak Hanif Dullah
- Kamalpura Urf Rasulpur Patti
- Harpur Anrra
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)