# Baski Village, Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/araku-valley/baski/ Village · Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam # Baski Baski is a village in Araku Valley sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531149**. The 2011 Census counted **1,083 people in 208 households**, the 8th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 1,083people (2011) - 208households - 50.8%literacy - 531149PIN code ## Baski PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Baski is 531149.** Baski falls in Araku Valley sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531149 - Gram panchayatBaski - Community development blockAraku Valley - Census village code584042 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baski from nearby towns? - Araku Valley (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)130 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town)130 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Baski? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Baski; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araku Valley - ○Degree college10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araku Valley - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Baski known for? About 96% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Baski Of every 100 households in Baski in 2011, 70 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Baski · ■ Araku Valley rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **65% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **89% Tap water ****16%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****16%** **42% Television ****8%** **16% Mobile phone ****9%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****76%** **64% Own their home ****98%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Baski? ■ Baski · ■ Araku Valley rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%** **49.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****722** **1120 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1257** **1053 Working population ****51.6%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 20.8% for women. 42% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 185 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (39%) · **■** Household industry 95 (17%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 39 (7%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Araku Valley - Mala Singaram1,462 people - Kothaballuguda1,321 people - Gannela1,239 people - Madaguda1,213 people - Chompi1,051 people - Sarabhaguda1,008 people - Panirangini973 people - Varra955 people [All 169 villages in Araku Valley](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/araku-valley/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Baski?531149 - How far is Baski from Visakhapatnam?130 km by road - What is the population of Baski?1,083 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baski in?Visakhapatnam district (Araku Valley sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Baski?50.8% (Census 2011)