Basantpur is a revenue village in Riga block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. It had a population of 2,612 in 532 households (Census 2011).
Riga block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.
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IMD warning for Sitamarhi district: Heavy to very heavy rainfall over Bihar (29-30 October, isolated extremely heavy on 30 October); low to moderate flash flood risk till 1730 IST 30 October. (IMD All India Weather Summary and Forecast Bulletin, 29 Oct 2026 20:51 IST (flash flood guidance))
Status as of 29 Oct 2026, 17:30 IST: Weakened into a Well Marked Low Pressure Area over central Chhattisgarh and adjoining Odisha at 1730 hrs IST of 29 October 2026; very likely to move north-northeastwards and weaken further into a low pressure area over northeast Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood during the next 24 hours.
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Basantpur is a village in Riga block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had 2,612 people in 532 households, with a literacy rate of 41.0%. It is administered by the Mehasia gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 843327.
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Basantpur is in the Mehasia (मेहासिया) gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Basantpur ranks #30 of 39 inhabited villages in Riga block.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Basantpur is a village of 2,612 people in 532 households (Census 2011) in Riga block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, the 30th of 39 inhabited villages in Riga block by population. Literacy is 41.0%, 13.2 points below the block figure of 54.2%, and the sex ratio is 880 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843327; the LGD village code is 219376. The population is estimated at about 3,320 in 2026 (+27.1% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Mehasia →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Sitamarhi district, not figures for Basantpur.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Sitamarhi district, not figures for Basantpur.
3,73,106 of 4,89,261 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 1,514 habitation rows in 17 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 4,38,463 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 15 km, from the mapped villages of its mandal — not the exact site of Basantpur. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Basantpur · 26.6562° N, 85.4313° E
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District Administration, Sitamarhi · 29 Oct 2026
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Source: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection · last checked 30 Oct 2026
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Basantpur isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Riga block, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
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DHANUKA GRAMRIGA BLCOK RIGA DIST SITAMARHI BIHAR
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RIGA,AT RIGA,PO RIGA,DISTSITAMARHI843327
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Munger, Bihar
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Basantpur is a village in Riga block of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, India.
Basantpur is in Sitamarhi district of Bihar.
Basantpur comes under the Mehasia gram panchayat.
The pincode of Basantpur, Riga, Sitamarhi is 843327.
As per the 2011 Census, Basantpur had a population of 2,612 (1,389 males and 1,223 females).
Basantpur had 532 households at the 2011 Census.
Basantpur covers about 192 hectares.
The literacy rate of Basantpur was 41.0% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Basantpur had 880 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Basantpur is in the Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency.
Lovely Anand (Janata Dal (United)) won the Sheohar Lok Sabha seat, which includes Basantpur, in 2024.
Basantpur is in the Riga assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Baidyanath Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Riga assembly seat, which includes Basantpur, in 2025.
Basantpur is in the Riga development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Basantpur is 219376 and its Census 2011 village code is 219376.
Villages near Basantpur include Riga (within ~15 km), Chhaurahia (within ~15 km), Sisaula Kalan (within ~15 km), Punaura (within ~15 km), Supi (within ~15 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Basantpur's Census 2011 population of 2,612 by Bihar's official RGI projection (+27.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 3,320 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Basantpur has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 71.7 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Sitamarhi district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 28 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onion · Onion | Sitamarhi APMC | 4,400 | 4,400 | 4,400 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Potato · Potato | Sitamarhi APMC | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 28 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Basantpur's shops. Best mandi price near Basantpur →
Distances are approximate (the mapped villages of its mandal).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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