# Basu Village, Vadgam, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vadgam/basu/ Village · Vadgam, Banas Kantha # Basu Basu is a village in Vadgam sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385520**. The 2011 Census counted **13,247 people in 2,328 households**, the 1st largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 13,247people (2011) - 2,328households - 82.6%literacy - 385520PIN code ## Basu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basu is 385520.** Basu falls in Vadgam sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385520 - Gram panchayatBasu - Community development blockVadgam - Census village code508038 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basu from nearby towns? - Vadgam (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)22 km by road - Palanpur (nearest town)22 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 Basu? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Basu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadgam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 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 Basu known for? The main crops are **wheat, castor and sorghum**. About 83% of the 1,695 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,133 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 Basu Of every 100 households in Basu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Basu · ■ Vadgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****67%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **57% Tap water ****95%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **78% Use banking services ****34%** **64% Television ****21%** **31% Mobile phone ****74%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **4% None of these assets ****19%** **26% Own their home ****85%** **92% 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 Basu? ■ Basu · ■ Vadgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **913 Working population ****32.2%** **37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 72.5% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,003 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 851 (20%) · **■** Household industry 44 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,717 (40%) · **■** Marginal 654 (15%) 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 Vadgam - Majadar9,702 people - Vadgam9,005 people - Meta6,353 people - Memadpur5,923 people [All 109 villages in Vadgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/vadgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basu?385520 - How far is Basu from Palanpur?22 km by road - What is the population of Basu?13,247 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basu in?Banas Kantha district (Vadgam sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Basu?82.6% (Census 2011)