# Baswahi Village, Sonhat, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhat, Koriya 

# Baswahi

Baswahi is a village in Sonhat sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497339**. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 103 households**, the 42nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 442people (2011)
- 103households
- 59.1%literacy
- 497339PIN code

## Baswahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baswahi is 497339.** Baswahi falls in Sonhat sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497339
- Gram panchayatKeshgawan
- Community development blockSonhat
- Census village code431583

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

## How far is Baswahi from nearby towns?

- Sonhat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town)35 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 Baswahi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Baswahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katgodi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Baswahi known for?

About 49% of the 144 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 Baswahi

Of every 100 households in Baswahi in 2011, 63 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baswahi · ■ Sonhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**21%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**47%

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 Baswahi?

■ Baswahi · ■ Sonhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**966

Working population ****49.8%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 45.3% for women. 48% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (33%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 82 (37%)

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 Sonhat

- Rautsarai459 people
- Vikarampur457 people
- Paradol455 people
- Banshipur454 people
- Tanjara436 people
- Anandpur429 people
- Belad427 people
- Dudhaniya Khurd394 people

[All 105 villages in Sonhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/sonhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baswahi?497339
- How far is Baswahi from Baikunthpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Baswahi?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baswahi in?Koriya district (Sonhat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Baswahi?59.1% (Census 2011)