# Basni Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Basni

Basni is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491331**. The 2011 Census counted **1,299 people in 254 households**, the 66th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,299people (2011)
- 254households
- 65.9%literacy
- 491331PIN code

## Basni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basni is 491331.** Basni falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491331
- Gram panchayatBasni
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442429

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

## How far is Basni from nearby towns?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dhamdha (nearest town)9 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 Basni?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Basni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhamdha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhamdha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, 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 Basni known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 74% of the 797 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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 Basni

Of every 100 households in Basni in 2011, 63 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basni · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****47%**

**55%

Television ****24%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Basni?

■ Basni · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****777**

**943

Working population ****55.4%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 53.8% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 252 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 371 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (8%) · **■** Marginal 36 (5%)

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 Dhamdha

- Dhaba1,330 people
- Dani Kokdi1,310 people
- Litia1,303 people
- Tumakalan1,302 people
- Nandwai1,293 people
- Salhe1,289 people
- Ghotwani1,284 people
- Nandauri1,281 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basni?491331
- How far is Basni from Durg?35 km by road
- What is the population of Basni?1,299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basni in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Basni?65.9% (Census 2011)