# Sahejana Basti Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Sahejana Basti

Sahejana Basti is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 203 households**, the 31st largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 947people (2011)
- 203households
- 65.8%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Sahejana Basti PIN code and other codes

Sahejana Basti falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498362

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

## How far is Sahejana Basti from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)74 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 Sahejana Basti?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sahejana Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 library10+ 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 Sahejana Basti known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kodu and kodu**. About 42% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Sahejana Basti

Of every 100 households in Sahejana Basti in 2011, 56 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahejana Basti · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****41%**

**46%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Sahejana Basti?

■ Sahejana Basti · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**981

Working population ****53.9%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 59.1% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 98 (19%)

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 Paraswada

- Pongarjhodi991 people
- Harrabhat989 people
- Singhai961 people
- Chhaparwahi956 people
- Khalondi946 people
- Nata935 people
- Lotmara926 people
- Ghodadehi925 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahejana Basti from Balaghat?74 km by road
- What is the population of Sahejana Basti?947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahejana Basti in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahejana Basti?65.8% (Census 2011)