# Basen Village, Bagicha, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bagicha, Jashpur 

# Basen

Basen is a village in Bagicha sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,471 people in 309 households**, the 36th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.

- 1,471people (2011)
- 309households
- 82.1%literacy
- 496224PIN code

## Basen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basen is 496224.** Basen falls in Bagicha sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496224
- Gram panchayatBasen
- Community development blockBagicha
- Census village code433707

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

## How far is Basen from nearby towns?

- Bagicha (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)95 km by road
- Bagicha (nearest town)18 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 Basen?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Basen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gudku
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagicha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kunkuri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Basen known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 69% of the 853 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Basen

Of every 100 households in Basen in 2011, 37 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basen · ■ Bagicha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****56%**

**48%

Television ****14%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**55%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Basen?

■ Basen · ■ Bagicha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**60.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**978

Working population ****62.0%**

**63.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 75.9% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 256 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (7%) · **■** Other work 57 (6%) · **■** Marginal 531 (58%)

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 Bagicha

- Bhadiya1,662 people
- Mahua1,616 people
- Harradipa1,536 people
- Rouni1,510 people
- Sardhapath1,467 people
- Chhichhali-R1,445 people
- Jujagu1,423 people
- Dangari1,411 people

[All 137 villages in Bagicha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/bagicha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basen?496224
- How far is Basen from Jashpur Nagar?95 km by road
- What is the population of Basen?1,471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basen in?Jashpur district (Bagicha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Basen?82.1% (Census 2011)