Village · Dabhra, Janjgir - Champa # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Dabhra sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495688. The 2011 Census counted 1,569 people in 383 households, the 30th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,569 people (2011) - 383 households - 51.9% literacy - 495688 PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Basantpur is 495688. Basantpur falls in Dabhra sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495688 - Gram panchayat Basantpur - Community development block Dabhra - Census village code 437140 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns? - Dabhra (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 83 km by road - Dabhra (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Basantpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dabhara - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dabhra - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raigarh - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Basantpur known for? The main crops are paddy and tivra. About 68% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Basantpur Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Dabhra rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 90% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 0% 12% - Drinking water within premises 1% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 64% 45% - Television 7% 24% - Mobile phone 11% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 39% 29% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Basantpur? ■ Basantpur · ■ Dabhra rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.9% 70.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1054 1001 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1011 946 - Working population 60.3% 50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.5% for men and 38.1% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 51 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 454 (48%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 216 (23%) · ■ Marginal 216 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dabhra - Kharkena 1,615 people - Saradih 1,594 people - Upani 1,589 people - Akol Jamora 1,584 people - Kekarabhath 1,506 people - Dewarghata 1,489 people - Sukhapali 1,484 people - Khodhar 1,440 people All 124 villages in Dabhra ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur? 495688 - How far is Basantpur from Janjgir? 83 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur? 1,569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in? Janjgir - Champa district (Dabhra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur? 51.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/dabhra/basantpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.