# Basanpur Village, Dantewada – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Basanpur

Basanpur is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494551**. The 2011 Census counted **226 people in 53 households**, the 52nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 6.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%.

- 226people (2011)
- 53households
- 6.3%literacy
- 494551PIN code

## Basanpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basanpur is 494551.** Basanpur falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494551
- Gram panchayatKamaloor
- Community development blockDantewada
- Census village code450091

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

## How far is Basanpur from nearby towns?

- Dantewada (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)14 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 Basanpur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Basanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dantewada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Basanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 55% of the 409 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 Basanpur

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

■ Basanpur · ■ Dantewada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**62%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basanpur?

■ Basanpur · ■ Dantewada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****6.3%**

**32.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1070

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**992

Working population ****58.4%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 9.4% for men and 3.2% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 24 (18%)

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 Dantewada

- Pinabacheli321 people
- Badegodre320 people
- Jhirka305 people
- Kuhchepal267 people
- Udela212 people
- Porokameli200 people
- Karnjener139 people
- Chhotegodre105 people

[All 59 villages in Dantewada](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basanpur?494551
- How far is Basanpur from Dantewada?26 km by road
- What is the population of Basanpur?226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basanpur in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Basanpur?6.3% (Census 2011)