# Basu Village, Padwa, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Padwa, Palamu 

# Basu

Basu is a village in Padwa sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822123**. The 2011 Census counted **1,237 people in 211 households**, the 15th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,237people (2011)
- 211households
- 68.9%literacy
- 822123PIN code

## Basu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basu is 822123.** Basu falls in Padwa sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822123
- Gram panchayatLohanra
- Community development blockPadwa
- Census village code366029

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

## How far is Basu from nearby towns?

- Padwa (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)21 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)21 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 Basu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Basu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Basu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Basu

Of every 100 households in Basu in 2011, 52 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basu · ■ Padwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**16%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

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

**21%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****72%**

**64%

Television ****25%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

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 Basu?

■ Basu · ■ Padwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**948

Working population ****52.5%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 55.6% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (12%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 485 (75%)

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 Padwa

- Golhana1,535 people
- Kajri1,535 people
- Batsara1,520 people
- Lohandi1,404 people
- Saraiya1,205 people
- Sika1,178 people
- Lami1,171 people
- Bhusra1,114 people

[All 34 villages in Padwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/padwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basu?822123
- How far is Basu from Medininagar?21 km by road
- What is the population of Basu?1,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basu in?Palamu district (Padwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basu?68.9% (Census 2011)