# Basantpur Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491445**. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 86 households**, the 140th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 453people (2011)
- 86households
- 66.9%literacy
- 491445PIN code

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basantpur is 491445.** Basantpur falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491445
- Gram panchayatSaltikri
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440560

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

## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town)24 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 Basantpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mohara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Basantpur known for?

About 64% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

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

**22%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**71%

Television ****31%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**959

Working population ****59.2%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 57.1% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 163 (61%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 99 (37%)

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 Dongargarh

- Khairbana470 people
- Bhagwantola466 people
- Chhindijob466 people
- Meregaon462 people
- Rajkatta446 people
- Ghodtalab422 people
- Sandidih413 people
- Bajrangidih406 people

[All 178 villages in Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basantpur?491445
- How far is Basantpur from Rajnandgaon?22 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?66.9% (Census 2011)