# Basen Village, Batouli, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Batouli, Surguja 

# Basen

Basen is a village in Batouli sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497101**. The 2011 Census counted **667 people in 154 households**, the 45th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 667people (2011)
- 154households
- 65.4%literacy
- 497101PIN code

## Basen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basen is 497101.** Basen falls in Batouli sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497101
- Gram panchayatBasen
- Community development blockBatauli
- Census village code433520

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

## How far is Basen from nearby towns?

- Batouli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Sitapur (nearest town)18 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 Basen?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Basen; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Batauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Basen known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 89% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Basen

Of every 100 households in Basen in 2011, 92 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basen · ■ Batouli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**8%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**53%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Basen?

■ Basen · ■ Batouli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**963

Working population ****60.1%**

**59.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 56.1% for women. 57% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 147 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (8%) · **■** Marginal 216 (54%)

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 Batouli

- Kudkel802 people
- Salyadih802 people
- Pathrai788 people
- Jarhadih745 people
- Umapur623 people
- Balampur591 people
- Kachhardih544 people
- Saraswatipur531 people

[All 54 villages in Batouli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/batouli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basen?497101
- How far is Basen from Ambikapur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Basen?667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basen in?Surguja district (Batouli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Basen?65.4% (Census 2011)