# Basuriya Kalan Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Basuriya Kalan

Basuriya Kalan is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **724 people in 158 households**, the 60th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 724people (2011)
- 158households
- 57.5%literacy
- 1,074females per 1,000 males

## Basuriya Kalan PIN code and other codes

Basuriya Kalan falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494196

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

## How far is Basuriya Kalan from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)74 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)8 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 Basuriya Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harrai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Harrai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Basuriya Kalan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 27% of the 943 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 Basuriya Kalan

Of every 100 households in Basuriya Kalan in 2011, 64 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basuriya Kalan · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****88%**

**72%

Television ****12%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**65%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Basuriya Kalan?

■ Basuriya Kalan · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**954

Working population ****52.9%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 49.4% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 66 (17%)

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 Harrai

- Sajwa760 people
- Budhena751 people
- Karaiya739 people
- Gunguch730 people
- Sagoniya710 people
- Kachmara705 people
- Tendni685 people
- Noniya675 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basuriya Kalan from Chhindwara?74 km by road
- What is the population of Basuriya Kalan?724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basuriya Kalan in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basuriya Kalan?57.5% (Census 2011)