# Bhawarchuwa Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Bhawarchuwa

Bhawarchuwa is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,077 people in 266 households**, the 36th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,077people (2011)
- 266households
- 64.9%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Bhawarchuwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhawarchuwa is 493558.** Bhawarchuwa falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatBhawarchuwa
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445648

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

## How far is Bhawarchuwa from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)120 km by road
- Basna (nearest town)38 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 Bhawarchuwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawarchuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sajapali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Bhawarchuwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peanut**. About 95% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Bhawarchuwa

Of every 100 households in Bhawarchuwa in 2011, 93 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhawarchuwa · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

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

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**97%

Use banking services ****1%**

**38%

Television ****26%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhawarchuwa?

■ Bhawarchuwa · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****631**

**961

Working population ****55.8%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 51.9% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 418 (70%)

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

- Kurchundi1,137 people
- Durgapali1,120 people
- Khogasa1,105 people
- Kewtapali1,083 people
- Amapali1,074 people
- Chhandanpur1,047 people
- Gidhli1,033 people
- Chhotepatani1,023 people

[All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhawarchuwa?493558
- How far is Bhawarchuwa from Mahasamund?120 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawarchuwa?1,077 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawarchuwa in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawarchuwa?64.9% (Census 2011)