# Basan Village, Kersai, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kersai, Simdega 

# Basan

Basan is a village in Kersai sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835223**. The 2011 Census counted **2,266 people in 445 households**, the 7th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 2,266people (2011)
- 445households
- 64.0%literacy
- 835223PIN code

## Basan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basan is 835223.** Basan falls in Kersai sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835223
- Gram panchayatBasan
- Community development blockKersai
- Census village code376516

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

## How far is Basan from nearby towns?

- Kersai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)30 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)30 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 Basan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Basan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Simdega
- ○Degree college10+ km · Simdega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Basan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 39% of the 1,082 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Basan

Of every 100 households in Basan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basan · ■ Kersai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****34%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Basan?

■ Basan · ■ Kersai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**978

Working population ****41.8%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 56.0% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 292 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 600 (63%)

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 Kersai

- Kinkel3,833 people
- Bagdega3,335 people
- Kanjoba2,801 people
- Karuarjor2,497 people
- Karangaguri1,411 people
- Paharsara1,326 people
- Karaigura1,302 people
- Konskeli1,190 people

[All 21 villages in Kersai](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/kersai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basan?835223
- How far is Basan from Simdega?30 km by road
- What is the population of Basan?2,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basan in?Simdega district (Kersai sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basan?64.0% (Census 2011)