Basantrai, Godda

This article is about the village in Jharkhand, India. For its namesake community development block, see Basantrai.

Basantrai
Village
Basantrai Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Basantrai Basantrai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°59′42″N87°12′08″E / 24.994944°N 87.202139°E / 24.994944; 87.202139
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Population  (2011)
• Total	581
Languages (*For language details see Basantrai#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	814155
Telephone/ STD code	06437
Lok Sabha constituency	Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Godda
Website	godda.nic.in

Basantrai is a village in the Basantrai CD block in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
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Location

Basantrai is located at 24°59′42″N87°12′08″E / 24.994944°N 87.202139°E / 24.994944; 87.202139 .

Basantrai has an area of 16.79 hectares (41.5 acres). ^[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[2]

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Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Basantrai had a total population of 581, of which 307(53%) were males and 274 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 120. The total number of literate persons in Basantrai was 393 (85.25% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Civic administration

Police station

Basantrai police station serves the Basantrai CD block. ^{[3] [4]}

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Basantrai CD block is at Basantrai village. ^[5]

Education

M.A. Kalam Azad Degree College, Basantrai, is affiliated with Sido Kanhu Murmu University. ^[6] Established in 1985, this college has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII (Intermediate). ^[7]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Godda". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
4. "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
5. "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Godda on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
6. "Our Affiliated Colleges". Sido Kanhu Murmu University. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
7. "Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Degree College Basantrai". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 30 November 2020.