# Basandwari Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Basandwari

Basandwari is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174017**. The 2011 Census counted **88 people in 20 households**, the 195th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 88people (2011)
- 20households
- 83.1%literacy
- 174017PIN code

## Basandwari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basandwari is 174017.** Basandwari falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174017
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019475

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

## How far is Basandwari from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)7 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 Basandwari?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Basandwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gharahan
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nakhlera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Basandwari known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 43% of the 18 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Basandwari

Of every 100 households in Basandwari in 2011, 100 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basandwari · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**47%

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

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**79%

Use banking services ****95%**

**78%

Television ****80%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basandwari?

■ Basandwari · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**909

Working population ****64.8%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 72.2% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 14 (25%) · **■** Marginal 41 (72%)

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 Jhanduta

- Jarot99 people
- Arloh98 people
- Gadiana94 people
- Kharwin92 people
- Katheran88 people
- Dhamli87 people
- Sopta86 people
- Dhangu Baongri84 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basandwari?174017
- How far is Basandwari from Bilaspur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Basandwari?88 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basandwari in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basandwari?83.1% (Census 2011)