Basitkund observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
By population, Basitkund ranks #11 of 156 villages in Pakuria mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basitkund is a village of 1,489 people in 297 households (Census 2011) in Pakuria block, Pakur district, Jharkhand, the 11th-largest of 156 villages in Pakuria block. Literacy is 39%, 5 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 1,023 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 816117, served by Pakuria post office; the LGD village code is 360850. The sarpanch is BASANTI HANSDA. The population is estimated at 1,756 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Basetkundi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basitkund · this village | 1,489 | 39% | — |
| Lakhipokhar · Pakuria | 1,342 | 51% | — |
| Dholkata · Pakuria | 1,001 | 50% | — |
| Dhawadangal · Pakuria | 978 | 37% | — |
| Baramasia · Pakuria | 804 | 40% | — |
| Salgapara · Pakuria | 240 | 39% | — |
| Bhandibon · Pakuria | 200 | 48% | — |
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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