# Basanwahi Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/basanwahi/ Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Basanwahi Basanwahi is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494335**. The 2011 Census counted **1,006 people in 242 households**, the 40th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 1,006people (2011) - 242households - 76.8%literacy - 494335PIN code ## Basanwahi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basanwahi is 494335.** Basanwahi falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494335 - Gram panchayatBasnwahi - Community development blockCharama - Census village code447494 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basanwahi from nearby towns? - Charama (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)24 km by road - Charama (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 Basanwahi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Basanwahi; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhanpuri - ○Degree college10+ km · Charama - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Basanwahi known for? About 72% of the 383 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Basanwahi Of every 100 households in Basanwahi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basanwahi · ■ Charama rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **87% Toilet within the home ****6%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****11%** **72% Television ****8%** **24% Mobile phone ****10%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **23% Own their home ****99%** **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 Basanwahi? ■ Basanwahi · ■ Charama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809** **957 Working population ****60.7%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 67.1% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 172 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (45%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (8%) · **■** Marginal 112 (18%) 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 Charama - Pandaripani1,072 people - Girhola1,070 people - Dodakawahi1,037 people - Shahawada1,023 people - Machandur975 people - Kishanpuri953 people - Mainpur946 people - Salhetola946 people [All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basanwahi?494335 - How far is Basanwahi from Kanker?24 km by road - What is the population of Basanwahi?1,006 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basanwahi in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Basanwahi?76.8% (Census 2011)