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- LGD code
- 220291
- Pincode
- 847102
- Post office
- Basaith Chandpura
- Population
- 6,881
- Households
- 1,358
- Literacy rate
- 49.2%
- Sex ratio
- 928 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,141
Census 2011 · in context
How Basaitha compares
By population, Basaitha ranks #15 of 103 villages in Benipatti mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.2%
+0.1% vs mandal average
- Basaitha
- 49.2%
- Benipatti mandal
- 49.1%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
928
+13 vs mandal average
- Basaitha
- 928
- Benipatti mandal
- 915
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
- Basaitha
- 5.1
- Benipatti mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basaitha at a glance
Basaitha is a village of 6,881 people in 1,358 households (Census 2011) in Benipatti block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 15th-largest of 103 villages in Benipatti block. Literacy is 49%, about the same as the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 928 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 847102, served by Basaith Chandpura post office; the LGD village code is 220291. The village votes in Gaura Bauram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sujit Kumar. The population is estimated at 8,113 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basaitha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MADHUBANI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Basaitha
- Total area (ha)
- 575.21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 271.62
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Basaitha
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Key facts — Basaitha
- LGD code
- 220291
- Pincode
- 847102
- Post office
- Basaith Chandpura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,881
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,113
- Households
- 1,358
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 928
- Literacy rate
- 49.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gaura Bauram
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sujit Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Benipatti
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)