Village · Basna, Mahasamund
# Bardih

Bardih is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493554. The 2011 Census counted 1,001 people in 289 households, the 44th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.
- 1,001 people (2011)
- 289 households
- 80.3% literacy
- 493554 PIN code

## Bardih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bardih is 493554. Bardih falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493554
- Gram panchayat Gidhli
- Community development block Basna
- Census village code 445759

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bardih from nearby towns?
- Basna (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ) 152 km by road
- Basna (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bardih?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Toshgaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Basna
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Basna
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bardih known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and peanut. About 80% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bardih

Of every 100 households in Bardih in 2011, 81 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bardih · ■ Basna rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 84%
- Toilet within the home 6% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 86%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97%
- Use banking services 5% 38%
- Television 7% 21%
- Mobile phone 7% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 28% 23%
- Own their home 98% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bardih?

■ Bardih · ■ Basna rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.3% 68.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1026 1023
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1093 961
- Working population 33.5% 47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 72.8% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 29 (9%) · ■ Marginal 302 (90%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Basna
- Chhotepatani 1,023 people
- Thakurpali 1,017 people
- Kurmadih 1,013 people
- Rupapali 1,011 people
- Madhopali 999 people
- Sukhapali 988 people
- Bilkhand 986 people
- Salhejhariya 980 people

All 225 villages in Basna

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bardih? 493554
- How far is Bardih from Mahasamund? 152 km by road
- What is the population of Bardih? 1,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bardih in? Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bardih? 80.3% (Census 2011)

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