# Basuni Village, Mendhar, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Mendhar, Punch 

# Basuni

Basuni is a village in Mendhar sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,290 people in 127 households**, the 31st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 1,290people (2011)
- 127households
- 86.3%literacy
- 185111PIN code

## Basuni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basuni is 185111.** Basuni falls in Mendhar sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185111
- Gram panchayatBalakote
- Community development blockBalakote
- Census village code001224

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

## How far is Basuni from nearby towns?

- Mendhar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)40 km by road
- Punch (nearest town)40 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 Basuni?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Basuni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sandote
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhangloon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Punch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Punch
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Basuni known for?

The main crops are **rice, wheat and ghee**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 27% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Basuni

Of every 100 households in Basuni in 2011, 87 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basuni · ■ Mendhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****18%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****85%**

**60%

Television ****37%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Basuni?

■ Basuni · ■ Mendhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****355**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**891

Working population ****63.6%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 56.4% for women. 82% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 100 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 710 (87%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%)

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 Mendhar

- Topa1,742 people
- Narol1,613 people
- Prat1,429 people
- Kotan1,338 people
- Chak Banola1,242 people
- Sailani1,213 people
- Harni1,192 people
- Dharatti1,109 people

[All 56 villages in Mendhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mendhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basuni?185111
- How far is Basuni from Punch?40 km by road
- What is the population of Basuni?1,290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basuni in?Punch district (Mendhar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Basuni?86.3% (Census 2011)