# Basantpur Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175042**. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 63 households**, the 122nd largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 214people (2011)
- 63households
- 80.4%literacy
- 175042PIN code

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basantpur is 175042.** Basantpur falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175042
- Community development blockDharmpur
- Census village code013905

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

## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)72 km by road
- Sarkaghat (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 Basantpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rakhoh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paplog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 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, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Basantpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 62% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**5%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

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

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**57%

Use banking services ****84%**

**95%

Television ****96%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1277**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**817

Working population ****72.9%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 72.6% for women. 63% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (15%) · **■** Marginal 131 (84%)

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 Sarkaghat

- Raru230 people
- Tikri221 people
- Sarohli219 people
- Karnohal215 people
- Jandru Khurd207 people
- Sandoa207 people
- Kangu Ka Gaihra205 people
- Bandal202 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basantpur?175042
- How far is Basantpur from Mandi?72 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?80.4% (Census 2011)