# Basnajhar Village, Kharsia, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kharsia, Raigarh 

# Basnajhar

Basnajhar is a village in Kharsia sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,549 people in 361 households**, the 18th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 1,549people (2011)
- 361households
- 76.0%literacy
- 496661PIN code

## Basnajhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basnajhar is 496661.** Basnajhar falls in Kharsia sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496661
- Gram panchayatBasnajhar
- Community development blockKharsia
- Census village code435241

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

## How far is Basnajhar from nearby towns?

- Kharsia (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kharsia (nearest town)13 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 Basnajhar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Basnajhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sondka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharsia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Basnajhar known for?

About 73% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Basnajhar

Of every 100 households in Basnajhar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basnajhar · ■ Kharsia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**34%

Television ****34%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Basnajhar?

■ Basnajhar · ■ Kharsia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**974

Working population ****40.9%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 65.3% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (8%) · **■** Marginal 492 (78%)

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 Kharsia

- Gidha1,872 people
- Naharpali1,675 people
- Turekela1,621 people
- Nagoi1,600 people
- Bhainapara1,536 people
- Ratan Mahka1,535 people
- Aurda1,531 people
- Sooti1,493 people

[All 137 villages in Kharsia](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basnajhar?496661
- How far is Basnajhar from Raigarh?40 km by road
- What is the population of Basnajhar?1,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basnajhar in?Raigarh district (Kharsia sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Basnajhar?76.0% (Census 2011)