# Basi Village, Katangi, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katangi, Balaghat 

# Basi

Basi is a village in Katangi sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,517 people in 385 households**, the 27th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 1,517people (2011)
- 385households
- 77.1%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Basi PIN code and other codes

Basi falls in Katangi sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatangi
- Census village code497248

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

## How far is Basi from nearby towns?

- Katangi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)56 km by road
- Katangi (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 Basi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Basi known for?

About 45% of the 650 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Basi

Of every 100 households in Basi in 2011, 63 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basi · ■ Katangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**19%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**23%

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 Basi?

■ Basi · ■ Katangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**1004

Working population ****57.7%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 71.1% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 351 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (21%) · **■** Other work 107 (12%) · **■** Marginal 234 (27%)

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 Katangi

- Singodi1,607 people
- Khajri1,565 people
- Nandora1,559 people
- Sitakhoh1,556 people
- Khairlangi1,516 people
- Kamthi1,488 people
- Chichgaon1,430 people
- Nandleasra1,422 people

[All 60 villages in Katangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/katangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basi from Balaghat?56 km by road
- What is the population of Basi?1,517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basi in?Balaghat district (Katangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basi?77.1% (Census 2011)