# Basna Village, Nawa Bazar, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawa Bazar, Palamu 

# Basna

Basna is a village in Nawa Bazar sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822124**. The 2011 Census counted **2,319 people in 408 households**, the 7th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 2,319people (2011)
- 408households
- 68.1%literacy
- 822124PIN code

## Basna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basna is 822124.** Basna falls in Nawa Bazar sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822124
- Gram panchayatBasna
- Community development blockNawa Bazar
- Census village code365832

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

## How far is Basna from nearby towns?

- Nawa Bazar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)24 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)24 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 Basna?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Basna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pandwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Basna known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 10% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Basna

Of every 100 households in Basna in 2011, 47 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Basna · ■ Nawa Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****74%**

**44%

Television ****29%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**30%

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 Basna?

■ Basna · ■ Nawa Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**914

Working population ****36.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 57.3% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 138 (17%) · **■** Marginal 678 (81%)

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 Nawa Bazar

- Itko3,831 people
- Nawa3,513 people
- Tukbera3,500 people
- Rabda2,335 people
- Sohdag Khurd2,165 people
- Kumbhi Khurd2,160 people
- Chechanha2,056 people
- Rajdiria1,797 people

[All 47 villages in Nawa Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nawa-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basna?822124
- How far is Basna from Medininagar?24 km by road
- What is the population of Basna?2,319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basna in?Palamu district (Nawa Bazar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basna?68.1% (Census 2011)