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Basauna is a village in Kahara mandal, Saharsa district, Bihar with a population of 3,269 across 657 households and a literacy rate of 48.1%. The village has railway connectivity.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ramchandra sah
Contact: 95****8697
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- LGD code
- 226441
- Pincode
- 852202
- Post office
- Saharsa Collec.
- Population
- 3,269
- Households
- 657
- Literacy rate
- 48.1%
- Sex ratio
- 925 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,081
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 25 km
- Distance to Patna
- 146 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 405 km
- Nearest railway station
- Parminiya · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mahaveer Hospital and Orthocare Centre · 5 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Basauna താരതമ്യം
By population, Basauna ranks #13 of 43 villages in Kahara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.1%
+1.6% vs mandal average
- Basauna
- 48.1%
- Kahara mandal
- 46.5%
- Saharsa district
- 42.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
925
+14 vs mandal average
- Basauna
- 925
- Kahara mandal
- 911
Household size
people per home
5.0
Same as the mandal average
- Basauna
- 5.0
- Kahara mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basauna ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Basauna ബിഹാർയിലെ സഹര്സ ജില്ല, Kahara ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 3,269 പേർ 657 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Kahara ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 43 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 13-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 48%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 47% നേക്കാൾ 2 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 925 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് സഹര്സ ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 21 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Amariൽ നിന്ന് 4 കി.മീ, Parminiya റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 2 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 852202, Saharsa Collec. പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 226441. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Mahaveer Hospital and Orthocare Centre, 5 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് Ramchandra sah; ഗ്രാമം Kusheshwar Asthan നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Atirek Kumar. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 3,854, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basauna
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SAHARSA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 7
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SIRADAIPATTI
- Total area (ha)
- 286.6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 184.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Basauna
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Basauna
- LGD code
- 226441
- Pincode
- 852202
- Post office
- Saharsa Collec.
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,269
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,854
- Households
- 657
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 925
- Literacy rate
- 48.1%
- Coordinates
- 25.83264°N, 86.57287°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kusheshwar Asthan
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Atirek Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ramchandra sah
- Block / Mandal
- Kahara
- Nearest railway station
- Parminiya (2.4 km)
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Basauna എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Patna146 kmcapital
- Kolkata405 km
- Delhi976 km
- Hyderabad1257 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationParminiya2 km
- Bus stopBus Stand22 km
- Hospital / PHCMahaveer Hospital and Orthocare Centre5 km
- ATM / bankgramin bank18 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump21 km
- CollegeMadhepura College24 km
- Police stationMadhepura Town Police Station24 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Parminiya2.4 km
ആരാധനാലയങ്ങൾ · 5 കി.മീ അകലെ
Temples & shrines near Basauna
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕THAKURBARITemple4.9 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)