# Basantpur Village, Pendra, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra/basantpur/ Village · Pendra, Bilaspur # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Pendra sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495119**. The 2011 Census counted **1,161 people in 312 households**, the 30th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 1,161people (2011) - 312households - 72.6%literacy - 495119PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basantpur is 495119.** Basantpur falls in Pendra sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495119 - Gram panchayatBasantpur - Community development blockGaurella No.1 - Census village code437631 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? - Pendra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)90 km by road - Pendra (nearest town)10 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? 11 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawagaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pendra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pendra Road - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 45% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 96 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Pendra rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **85% Toilet within the home ****99%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **10% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****57%** **42% Television ****19%** **14% Mobile phone ****16%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****22%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 · ■ Pendra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **64.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **972 Working population ****51.8%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 61.1% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (10%) · **■** Marginal 362 (60%) 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 - Tilora1,282 people - Adbhar1,262 people - Jamdi Khurd1,231 people - Bariumrao1,199 people - Pithampur1,145 people - Bandhi1,108 people - Pankota1,022 people - Sewra999 people [All 51 villages in Pendra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur?495119 - How far is Basantpur from Bilaspur?90 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?1,161 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Bilaspur district (Pendra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?72.6% (Census 2011)