# Basinkhar Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/basinkhar/

Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Basinkhar

Basinkhar is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **773 people in 183 households**, the 119th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 773people (2011)
- 183households
- 71.2%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Basinkhar PIN code and other codes

Basinkhar falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498184

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

## How far is Basinkhar from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)102 km by road
- Malajkhand (nearest town)10 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 Basinkhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Basinkhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Falhera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Basinkhar known for?

About 63% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Basinkhar

Of every 100 households in Basinkhar in 2011, 27 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basinkhar · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**44%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****48%**

**4%

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

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Basinkhar?

■ Basinkhar · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**981

Working population ****55.0%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 62.1% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 104 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 315 (74%)

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 Baihar

- Dheeri804 people
- Mukki802 people
- Samariya801 people
- Paundi781 people
- Ghummur766 people
- Balgaon759 people
- Bhima759 people
- Arandi758 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basinkhar from Balaghat?102 km by road
- What is the population of Basinkhar?773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basinkhar in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basinkhar?71.2% (Census 2011)