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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Baswaria is a small village in Madhwapur mandal, Madhubani district, Bihar, with a population of 2,897 in 472 households. The village has a literacy rate of 49.8% and is located at 27.108°N, 84.464°E with postal code 847308.
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- LGD code
- 219823
- Pincode
- 847308
- Post office
- Sahar (Madhubani)
- Population
- 2,897
- Households
- 472
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,109
- Distance to district centre
- 192 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 154 km
- Distance to Patna
- 181 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 640 km
- Nearest railway station
- Narkatyaganj · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Baswaria compares
By population, Baswaria ranks #16 of 43 villages in Madhwapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.8%
+2.9% vs mandal average
- Baswaria
- 49.8%
- Madhwapur mandal
- 46.9%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
+1 vs mandal average
- Baswaria
- 956
- Madhwapur mandal
- 955
Household size
people per home
6.1
+1.2 vs mandal average
- Baswaria
- 6.1
- Madhwapur mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baswaria at a glance
Baswaria is a village of 2,897 people in 472 households (Census 2011) in Madhwapur block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 16th-largest of 43 villages in Madhwapur block. Literacy is 50%, 3 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. It lies 192 km from the Madhubani district centre, 0 km from Pakri, the nearest town, under 1 km from Narkatyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 847308, served by Sahar (Madhubani) post office; the LGD village code is 219823. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 km away. The village votes in Jale assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jibesh Kumar. The population is estimated at 3,416 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baswaria
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JANAKPUR ROAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Baswaria
- Total area (ha)
- 121
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 28.71
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Baswaria
- LGD code
- 219823
- Pincode
- 847308
- Post office
- Sahar (Madhubani)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,897
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,416
- Households
- 472
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Coordinates
- 27.10800°N, 84.46400°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhubani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jale
- Member of Parliament
- Ashok Kumar Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jibesh Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Madhwapur
Getting there
How to reach Baswaria
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna181 kmcapital
- Kolkata640 km
- Delhi732 km
- Hyderabad1243 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNarkatyaganj<1 km
- Hospital / PHCSub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj<1 km
- ATM / bankparas pakdi32 km
- Petrol pumpM/S USHA AUTOMOBILES23 km
- Police stationBettiah Main Police Station35 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Baswaria
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Birla MandirTemple<1 km ↗
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View all 42+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)