# Besra Village, Chanderi, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanderi, Ashoknagar 

# Besra

Besra is a village in Chanderi sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **969 people in 201 households**, the 52nd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 969people (2011)
- 201households
- 49.9%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Besra PIN code and other codes

Besra falls in Chanderi sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanderi
- Census village code500301

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

## How far is Besra from nearby towns?

- Chanderi (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ashoknagar (nearest town)35 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 Besra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Besra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Besra known for?

About 22% of the 1,553 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Besra

Of every 100 households in Besra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Besra · ■ Chanderi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****51%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**51%

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 Besra?

■ Besra · ■ Chanderi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**927

Working population ****40.9%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 37.8% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 344 (87%)

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 Chanderi

- Chhapara1,075 people
- Toda1,073 people
- Kukretha1,049 people
- Kaithan1,040 people
- Mohari Tarai969 people
- Singhpur Tal946 people
- Nanakpur941 people
- Sirsod939 people

[All 165 villages in Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Besra from Ashoknagar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Besra?969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Besra in?Ashoknagar district (Chanderi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Besra?49.9% (Census 2011)