# Basera Kalan Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Basera Kalan

Basera Kalan is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **930 people in 192 households**, the 42nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 930people (2011)
- 192households
- 40.1%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Basera Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basera Kalan is 497223.** Basera Kalan falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatGirwarganj
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431950

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

## How far is Basera Kalan from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)35 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 Basera Kalan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Basera Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Basera Kalan known for?

About 15% of the 678 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Basera Kalan

Of every 100 households in Basera Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basera Kalan · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

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

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****15%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****96%**

**66%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**47%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Basera Kalan?

■ Basera Kalan · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.1%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**965

Working population ****55.1%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 28.8% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (50%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 51 (10%)

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 Balrampur

- Jhalariya976 people
- Tarkakhand964 people
- Kochali957 people
- Kotpali950 people
- Radhakrishananagar917 people
- Lurgi Khurd912 people
- Khajuri889 people
- Padhi886 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basera Kalan?497223
- How far is Basera Kalan from Ambikapur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Basera Kalan?930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basera Kalan in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Basera Kalan?40.1% (Census 2011)