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Basuhar

बसुहार
Punpun mandal
Pincode 804453
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Basuhar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Punpun mandal

The principal temple recorded for Punpun mandal is Shiv Mandir Ganauli. No temple of this dedication is on record within Basuhar itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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LGD code
246088
Pincode
804453
Post office
Punpun
Population
2,207
Households
409
Literacy rate
59.2%
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000♂
Workers
909
Census 2011 · in context

How Basuhar compares

By population, Basuhar ranks #15 of 86 villages in Punpun mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.2%
+9.8% vs mandal average
Basuhar
59.2%
Punpun mandal
49.4%
Patna district
59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
Same as the mandal average
Basuhar
921
Punpun mandal
921
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Basuhar
5.4
Punpun mandal
5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Basuhar at a glance

Basuhar is a village of 2,207 people in 409 households (Census 2011) in Punpun block, Patna district, Bihar, the 15th-largest of 86 villages in Punpun block. Literacy is 59%, 10 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804453, served by Punpun post office; the LGD village code is 246088. The village votes in Hayaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Prasad. The population is estimated at 2,602 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Potthhi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Basuhar · this village2,20759%
Pothi · Punpun4,19457%
Ganj · Punpun1,05960%
Bakarpur · Punpun99261%
Jol Bigha · Punpun62265%
Sikandarpur · Punpun54248%
Jalalpur · Punpun50364%

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basuhar

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)
5
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
Yes
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PATNA
Distance to nearest town (km)
21
Distance to district HQ (km)
21
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Pothahi
Total area (ha)
218
Irrigated area (ha)
162.4
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Basuhar

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Basuhar

LGD code
246088
Pincode
804453
Post office
Punpun
Population (Census 2011)
2,207
Population (projected 2026)
2,602
Households
409
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
921
Literacy rate
59.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hayaghat
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ram Chandra Prasad
Block / Mandal
Punpun
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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