Bastaul observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Bastaul is a village in Pranpur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar with a population of 2,394 across 509 households. The village has a literacy rate of 45.2% and is positioned at 25.464°N, 87.726°E with postal code 854116.
By population, Bastaul ranks #18 of 85 villages in Pranpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bastaul is a village of 2,394 people in 509 households (Census 2011) in Pranpur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 18th-largest of 85 villages in Pranpur block. Literacy is 45%, 3 points above the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 903 women per 1,000 men. It lies 76 km from the Katihar district centre, 17 km from Talashur, the nearest town, 2 km from Pranpur Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854116, served by Mahadevpur (Katihar) post office; the LGD village code is 225350. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Kumaripur, 11 km away. The village votes in Pranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nisha Singh. The population is estimated at 2,823 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bastaul →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastaul · this village | 2,394 | 45% | — |
| Amdaul · Pranpur | 1,567 | 36% | 0 km N |
| Baijnathpur · Tariani Chowk | 0 | — | 1.3 km W |
| Baijnathpur · Tariani Chowk | 1,768 | 45% | 1.3 km W |
| Baijnathpur · Basantpur | 963 | 56% | 1.3 km W |
| Baijnathpur · Narkatia | 913 | 70% | 1.3 km W |
| Baijnathpur · Sirdala | 1,753 | 54% | 1.3 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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