# Arekel Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/arekel/ Village · Basna, Mahasamund # Arekel Arekel is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493554**. The 2011 Census counted **2,546 people in 644 households**, the 4th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 2,546people (2011) - 644households - 76.4%literacy - 493554PIN code ## Arekel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arekel is 493554.** Arekel falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493554 - Gram panchayatArekel - Community development blockBasna - Census village code445794 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arekel from nearby towns? - Basna (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)85 km by road - Basna (nearest town)1 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 Arekel? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Arekel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Basna - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Basna - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Basna - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 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 Arekel known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peanut**. About 77% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Arekel Of every 100 households in Arekel in 2011, 88 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Arekel · ■ Basna rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **84% Toilet within the home ****21%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **86% Tap water ****10%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **97% Use banking services ****38%** **38% Television ****25%** **21% Mobile phone ****31%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **23% Own their home ****90%** **97% 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 Arekel? ■ Arekel · ■ Basna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **68.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **961 Working population ****41.9%** **47.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 65.9% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (34%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 148 (14%) · **■** Marginal 454 (43%) 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 Basna - Bhanwarpur3,712 people - Bansula3,246 people - Badesajapali2,814 people - Khemda2,217 people - Rasoda2,186 people - Garhphuljhar2,105 people - Singhanpur1,912 people [All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arekel?493554 - How far is Arekel from Mahasamund?85 km by road - What is the population of Arekel?2,546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arekel in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Arekel?76.4% (Census 2011)