# Basantpur Village, Pushparajgarh, Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pushparajgarh, Anuppur 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Pushparajgarh sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,320 people in 280 households**, the 45th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,320people (2011)
- 280households
- 62.1%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

Basantpur falls in Pushparajgarh sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPushparajgarh
- Census village code502170

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

## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns?

- Pushparajgarh (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Anuppur (nearest town)62 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 Basantpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Pushparajgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Basantpur known for?

About 62% of the 680 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**78%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**63%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**953

Working population ****59.5%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 50.8% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 136 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (22%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 459 (58%)

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 Pushparajgarh

- Harra Tola1,355 people
- Tarang1,355 people
- Chilihamar1,348 people
- Rausar Khar1,338 people
- Kekariya1,304 people
- Khamraudh1,284 people
- Ghuidadar1,274 people
- Gonda1,256 people

[All 271 villages in Pushparajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basantpur from Anuppur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?1,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Anuppur district (Pushparajgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?62.1% (Census 2011)