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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 ಬಿಹಾರದ Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Pranpur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 2,394 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 509 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Pranpur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 85 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 18ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 45%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 42% ಗಿಂತ 3 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 903 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 76 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ Talashurದಿಂದ 17 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Pranpur Road ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 2 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 854116, Mahadevpur (Katihar) ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 225350. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ Government hospital Kumaripur, 11 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಗ್ರಾಮ Pranpur ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Nisha Singh. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 2,823, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿ: Bastaul →
| ಗ್ರಾಮ | ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ | ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ | ದೂರ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastaul · ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ | 2,394 | 45% | — |
| Amdaul · Pranpur | 1,567 | 36% | 0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N |
| Baijnathpur · Tariani Chowk | 0 | — | 1.3 ಕಿ.ಮೀ W |
| Baijnathpur · Tariani Chowk | 1,768 | 45% | 1.3 ಕಿ.ಮೀ W |
| Baijnathpur · Basantpur | 963 | 56% | 1.3 ಕಿ.ಮೀ W |
| Baijnathpur · Narkatia | 913 | 70% | 1.3 ಕಿ.ಮೀ W |
| Baijnathpur · Sirdala | 1,753 | 54% | 1.3 ಕಿ.ಮೀ 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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