# Basantpur Village, Masturi, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Masturi, Bilaspur 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Masturi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491228**. The 2011 Census counted **1,048 people in 196 households**, the 108th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 1,048people (2011)
- 196households
- 62.1%literacy
- 491228PIN code

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basantpur is 491228.** Basantpur falls in Masturi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491228
- Gram panchayatBasantpur
- Community development blockMasturi
- Census village code438940

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns?

- Masturi (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)65 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 Basantpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Son
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pachpedi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachpedi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Basantpur known for?

About 58% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Masturi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****35%**

**27%

Television ****23%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Masturi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192**

**959

Working population ****40.0%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 52.2% for women. 44% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 149 (36%)

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 Masturi

- Khapari1,119 people
- Kauwatal1,112 people
- Chakarbedha1,099 people
- Machaha1,050 people
- Gopalpur1,039 people
- Mohatra1,035 people
- Sargawan1,032 people
- Bidyadih1,030 people

[All 173 villages in Masturi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/masturi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basantpur?491228
- How far is Basantpur from Bilaspur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?1,048 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Bilaspur district (Masturi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?62.1% (Census 2011)