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Revenue village·Jagdishpur block·Bhojpur

Basauna

बसौना
Jagdishpur mandal
Pincode 802155
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Basauna

  • THAKURBARI · 4.9 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Jagdishpur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Jagdishpur mandal is Durga Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Basauna 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.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LAL BIHARI RAM
Contact: 84****6150
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LGD code
247269
Pincode
802155
Post office
Dalippur (Bhojpur)
Population
2,670
Households
413
Literacy rate
62.8%
Sex ratio
936 ♀/1000♂
Workers
772
Distance to district centre
98 km
Distance to mandal centre
127 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
Census 2011 · in context

How Basauna compares

By population, Basauna ranks #25 of 91 villages in Jagdishpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.8%
+6.8% vs mandal average
Basauna
62.8%
Jagdishpur mandal
56.0%
Bhojpur district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
936
+26 vs mandal average
Basauna
936
Jagdishpur mandal
910
Household size
people per home
6.5
Same as the mandal average
Basauna
6.5
Jagdishpur mandal
6.5

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

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Basauna at a glance

Basauna is a village of 2,670 people in 413 households (Census 2011) in Jagdishpur block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 25th-largest of 91 villages in Jagdishpur block. Literacy is 63%, 7 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. It lies 98 km from the Bhojpur district centre, 4 km from Amari, the nearest town, 2 km from Parminiya railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802155, served by Dalippur (Bhojpur) post office; the LGD village code is 247269. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mahaveer Hospital and Orthocare Centre, 5 km away. The sarpanch is LAL BIHARI RAM, and the village votes in Raghopur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tejashwi Yadav. The population is estimated at 3,148 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Basauna

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Basauna · this village2,67063%
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Kachra · Saur Bazar3,57542%2.8 km N
Bariahi · Kahara4,17739%3 km NW
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basauna

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
3
Primary school
2
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
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAGDISHPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
4
Distance to district HQ (km)
31
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Basauna
Total area (ha)
304
Irrigated area (ha)
275
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Basauna

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 — Basauna

LGD code
247269
Pincode
802155
Post office
Dalippur (Bhojpur)
Population (Census 2011)
2,670
Population (projected 2026)
3,148
Households
413
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
936
Literacy rate
62.8%
Coordinates
25.83264°N, 86.57287°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Hajipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Raghopur
Member of Parliament
Chirag Paswan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Tejashwi Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
LAL BIHARI RAM
Block / Mandal
Jagdishpur
Getting there

How to reach Basauna

Mandal centre
Jagdishpur · ≈ 127 km
≈ 4 h 21 min by car · 5 h 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bhojpur · ≈ 98 km
≈ 3 h 21 min by car · 3 h 59 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,925 people
Amari · ≈ 4.2 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna146 kmcapital
  • Kolkata405 km
  • Delhi976 km
  • Hyderabad1257 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • 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
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Basauna

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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