Village · Basna, Mahasamund
# Garhpatni

Garhpatni is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493554. The 2011 Census counted 1,292 people in 323 households, the 23rd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.
- 1,292 people (2011)
- 323 households
- 67.0% literacy
- 493554 PIN code

## Garhpatni PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Garhpatni is 493554. Garhpatni falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493554
- Gram panchayat Garhpatni
- Community development block Basna
- Census village code 445793

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

## How far is Garhpatni from nearby towns?
- Basna (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ) 141 km by road
- Basna (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Garhpatni?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Garhpatni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

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

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garhpatni known for?

The main crops are paddy, black gram and peanut. About 80% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Garhpatni

Of every 100 households in Garhpatni in 2011, 87 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garhpatni · ■ Basna rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 84%
- Toilet within the home 12% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 86%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 97%
- Use banking services 21% 38%
- Television 26% 21%
- Mobile phone 22% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 23%
- Own their home 97% 97%

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

## What is the population of Garhpatni?

■ Garhpatni · ■ Basna rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.0% 68.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1064 1023
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1033 961
- Working population 48.5% 47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 54.7% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 121 (19%) · ■ Other work 28 (4%) · ■ Marginal 477 (76%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Basna
- Ankori 1,393 people
- Santpali 1,379 people
- Mednipur 1,369 people
- Umariya 1,359 people
- Chhuipali 1,277 people
- Ganekera 1,253 people
- Paraskol 1,229 people
- Mohka 1,210 people

All 225 villages in Basna

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Garhpatni? 493554
- How far is Garhpatni from Mahasamund? 141 km by road
- What is the population of Garhpatni? 1,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhpatni in? Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Garhpatni? 67.0% (Census 2011)

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