# Basagal Village, Chikmagalur, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/chikmagalur/basagal/ Village · Chikmagalur, Chikmagalur # Basagal Basagal is a village in Chikmagalur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577132**. The 2011 Census counted **906 people in 216 households**, the 68th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.3%. - 906people (2011) - 216households - 72.6%literacy - 577132PIN code ## Basagal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basagal is 577132.** Basagal falls in Chikmagalur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code577132 - Gram panchayatBasagal - Community development blockChikmagalur - Census village code609848 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basagal from nearby towns? - Chikmagalur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ)28 km by road - Chikmagalur (nearest town)28 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 Basagal? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Basagal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mudigere - ○Degree college10+ km · Mudagere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikmagalur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Basagal known for? The main crops are **coffee and pepper**. About 81% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Basagal Of every 100 households in Basagal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Basagal · ■ Chikmagalur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **85% Toilet within the home ****78%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **40% Tap water ****75%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **85% Use banking services ****39%** **62% Television ****64%** **58% Mobile phone ****59%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****16%** **17% Own their home ****76%** **83% 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 Basagal? ■ Basagal · ■ Chikmagalur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **76.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **979 Working population ****34.8%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 61.5% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 18 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 293 (93%) 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 Chikmagalur - Donagudige922 people - Thalihalla921 people - Narasipura913 people - Kuduvalli910 people - Boochenahallikaval887 people - Saragoor876 people - Sadarahalli874 people - Hedadalu863 people [All 229 villages in Chikmagalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/chikmagalur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basagal?577132 - How far is Basagal from Chikmagalur?28 km by road - What is the population of Basagal?906 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basagal in?Chikmagalur district (Chikmagalur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Basagal?72.6% (Census 2011)