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

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Village · Rajpur, Surguja 

# Basen

Basen is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,315 people in 284 households**, the 33rd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%.

- 1,315people (2011)
- 284households
- 69.3%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Basen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basen is 497118.** Basen falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatJigdi
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code433257

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?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Rajpur (nearest town)15 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Basen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · — 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 Basen known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 31% of the 816 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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, 42 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basen · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****41%**

**67%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**54.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770**

**974

Working population ****46.5%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 61.1% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (19%) · **■** Marginal 491 (80%)

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 Rajpur

- Banda1,481 people
- Kodaura1,457 people
- Ghorghadi1,445 people
- Okra1,365 people
- Khukhri1,311 people
- Bhelai Khurd1,281 people
- Bhadar1,273 people
- Tharki1,176 people

[All 86 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basen?497118
- How far is Basen from Ambikapur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Basen?1,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basen in?Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Basen?69.3% (Census 2011)