# Bashti Village, Chenani, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Chenani, Udhampur 

# Bashti

Bashti is a village in Chenani sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182141**. The 2011 Census counted **570 people in 100 households**, the 29th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 570people (2011)
- 100households
- 60.6%literacy
- 182141PIN code

## Bashti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bashti is 182141.** Bashti falls in Chenani sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182141
- Gram panchayatBain
- Community development blockChenani
- Census village code005001

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

## How far is Bashti from nearby towns?

- Chenani (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Chenani (nearest town)5 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 Bashti?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bashti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chenani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Bashti known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 22% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Bashti

Of every 100 households in Bashti in 2011, 84 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bashti · ■ Chenani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**96%

Tap water ****26%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**17%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****67%**

**54%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bashti?

■ Bashti · ■ Chenani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**944

Working population ****45.6%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 46.4% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 206 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (18%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Chenani

- Bachhal983 people
- Mantali983 people
- Mandlot774 people
- Bant614 people
- Jig559 people
- Gashand465 people
- Ghumarli415 people
- Kulasar415 people

[All 47 villages in Chenani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/chenani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bashti?182141
- How far is Bashti from Udhampur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Bashti?570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bashti in?Udhampur district (Chenani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bashti?60.6% (Census 2011)