Basta, Goalpokhar - I
Basta is a village located in the Goalpokhar - I Subdivision of Dinajpur Uttar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Goalpokhar-I block and comes under Dharampur-II Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Basta is 2 thousands out of which 1 thousands are males and rest 960 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 916 females per 1000 males. There are around 298 teenagers in Basta. It has literacy rate of 28% which means around 559 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 13 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 396 households in Basta, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 550. The pincode of Basta is 733209 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kanki Sub Post office
- Galia Branch Post office
- Hassan Branch Post office
- Sayedpur Bhamantali Branch Post office
- Asuragarh Branch Post office
Schools
Basta has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Surjapur High School
- Kanki Shree Jain Vidya Mandir
- St. Ignatius High School
- Sayedpur Babhantoli High School
- Manora High School (High School), Urdu Medium
Hospitals
Basta has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Surjapur Sub-Center
- Jhitkia Sub-Center
- Nayanagar Sub-Center
- Sukhor Sub-Center
- Kanki Primary Health Center
Banks
Basta has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.