# Basantpur Village, Pathalgaon, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pathalgaon, Jashpur 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Pathalgaon sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496220**. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 109 households**, the 99th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 409people (2011)
- 109households
- 69.6%literacy
- 496220PIN code

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basantpur is 496220.** Basantpur falls in Pathalgaon sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496220
- Gram panchayatTarekela
- Community development blockPathalgaon
- Census village code434297

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?

- Pathalgaon (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)89 km by road
- Pathalgaon (nearest town)33 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?

5 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Godi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pathalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pathalgaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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, black gram and pigeon pea**. About 60% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 37 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Pathalgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 · ■ Pathalgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724**

**971

Working population ****39.6%**

**56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 59.4% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (46%) · **■** Other work 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 25 (15%)

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 Pathalgaon

- Turua Ama494 people
- Bagai Jhariya452 people
- Sagarpali429 people
- Tuku Pakhana421 people
- Kurkutnala378 people
- Hirapur337 people
- Lakhjhar273 people
- Naya Kokiyakhar273 people

[All 107 villages in Pathalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basantpur?496220
- How far is Basantpur from Jashpur Nagar?89 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Jashpur district (Pathalgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?69.6% (Census 2011)