Basterwa, Ramgarh
Basterwa is a village located in the Ramgarh Subdivision of Dumka district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Ramgarh block and comes under Kowaam Gram Panchayat.
As on September 2025, the current population of Basterwa is 406 out of which 204 are males and rest 202 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 990 females per 1000 males. There are around 60 teenagers in Basterwa. It has literacy rate of 38% which means around 154 persons can read and write. Total 2 people belonging to scheduled caste and 401 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 88 households in Basterwa, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 258. The pincode of Basterwa is 814110 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Shivpahar Sub Post office
- Kendhghatta Branch Post office
- Kolharia Branch Post office
- Kusumghatta Branch Post office
- Upparbahal Branch Post office
Schools
Basterwa has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- A. N. Inter College, Dumka
- St Xavier's Inter College Maharo
- Govt.Middle School Bara Palasi
- Santhal Girls High School Maharo
- Upgrade Dpep High School Baisa
Hospitals
Basterwa has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Chatra
- Community Health Center Jama
- Health Sub-Center Kusumghatta
- Health Sub-Center Maharo
- Health Sub-Center Virajpur
Banks
Basterwa has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.