Basauna

Basauna Basouna Andoli
village
Nickname:  Krishnatre
Interactive map of Basauna
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila
District	saharsa
Named for	Pt.Bhagirath Jha (Andoli Bhusware)
Area
• Total	5,000 km2 (1,900 sq mi)
Population
• Total	8,000
• Density	1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Maithili, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city	Saharsa
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Saharsa
Civic agency	Kahra Block

Basauna is a small countryside village in Saharsa district of Bihar, India. Kahra block of Saharsa district of Koshi Commissionary of Mithila region of Bihar, India. It is at a distance of 6 km from the district headquarters. Neighbouring villages are Dholi, Chainpur, Bharauli, Amarpur, Parminia, Siradeh, Dighia, Parari, and Bangaon. There are five schools: a high school, a girls' school, and three middle (which is a model High school of this region) and a girls\' school.Main temples are the Mahadev mandir, Thakur wari, Hanuman mandir, Kali mandir, Dharmraj, and Devi sthan (in Diwari). Agriculture is the main occupation of this village. The main crops are rice, wheat, horse gram beans, and mung beans. Maithili songs (Bhagait – Local Geet) are popularly sung here. It is a village of secular character. The Hindu Muslim unity could be seen here at every steps. People has a great faith in Data \"Dharamraj\". Bhagait, a special type of songs. Famous village Festival is Ghari Maghee/Sawani, Mundan Sanskar is as per the local rule of Baba Dharamaj Ghabhar.