# Basti Village, Pendra Road Gorella, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra-road-gorella/basti/ Village · Pendra Road Gorella, Bilaspur # Basti Basti is a village in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495119**. The 2011 Census counted **1,311 people in 304 households**, the 32nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,311people (2011) - 304households - 66.0%literacy - 495119PIN code ## Basti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basti is 495119.** Basti falls in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495119 - Gram panchayatBasti - Community development blockGaurella No.2 - Census village code437500 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basti from nearby towns? - Gaurella (sub-district HQ)46 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)112 km by road - Pendra (nearest town)38 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 Basti? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pendra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pendra Road - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Basti known for? About 27% of the 842 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Basti Of every 100 households in Basti in 2011, 81 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basti · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **69% Toilet within the home ****1%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **82% Tap water ****10%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****69%** **53% Television ****10%** **14% Mobile phone ****7%** **13% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **36% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Basti? ■ Basti · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **978 Working population ****64.1%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 52.4% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 203 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (8%) · **■** Marginal 551 (66%) 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 Pendra Road Gorella - Kenwchi1,470 people - Kotmi Khurd1,452 people - Harratola1,414 people - Piparkhunti1,395 people - Salheghori1,270 people - Lamna1,247 people - Darri1,237 people - Dungra1,213 people [All 85 villages in Pendra Road Gorella](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra-road-gorella/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basti?495119 - How far is Basti from Bilaspur?112 km by road - What is the population of Basti?1,311 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basti in?Bilaspur district (Pendra Road Gorella sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Basti?66.0% (Census 2011)