# Gayatripur Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/gayatripur/

Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Gayatripur

Gayatripur is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 47 households**, the 203rd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 206people (2011)
- 47households
- 72.9%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Gayatripur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatBandabari
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445653

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

## How far is Gayatripur from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)118 km by road
- Basna (nearest town)33 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 Gayatripur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gayatripur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sagarpasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gayatripur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peanut**. About 86% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gayatripur

Of every 100 households in Gayatripur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gayatripur · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**38%

Television ****15%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gayatripur?

■ Gayatripur · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****526**

**961

Working population ****54.9%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 64.1% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (51%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 16 (14%)

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

- Tangapasa224 people
- Saraipali222 people
- Durugpali Tukda Bada221 people
- Pipalipali214 people
- Sawrooppur203 people
- Kalkasa201 people
- Kelwardabari187 people
- Keharpur170 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gayatripur?493558
- How far is Gayatripur from Mahasamund?118 km by road
- What is the population of Gayatripur?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gayatripur in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gayatripur?72.9% (Census 2011)