# Besra Village, Malthon, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/malthon/besra/ Village · Malthon, Sagar # Besra Besra is a village in Malthon sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,006 people in 209 households**, the 42nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 1,006people (2011) - 209households - 75.6%literacy - 1,122females per 1,000 males ## Besra PIN code and other codes Besra falls in Malthon sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMalthon - Census village code459984 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? - Malthon (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Sagar (district HQ)68 km by road - Khurai (nearest town)34 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? 18 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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? The main crops are **chana, masoor and wheat**. Products made here include luhargiri, earthernware and raj mistri. About 81% of the 470 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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, 37 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Besra · ■ Malthon rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **46% Toilet within the home ****10%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****52%** **28% Television ****12%** **15% Mobile phone ****14%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****64%** **53% 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 Besra? ■ Besra · ■ Malthon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122** **892 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125** **911 Working population ****39.1%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 67.0% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (11%) · **■** Marginal 122 (31%) 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 Malthon - Bisraha1,020 people - Ramchhapari1,020 people - Dari1,017 people - Bhelaiya1,010 people - Umrai1,001 people - Itwa1,000 people - Ata Karnel Garh985 people - Ganguwa958 people [All 193 villages in Malthon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/malthon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Besra from Sagar?68 km by road - What is the population of Besra?1,006 (Census 2011) - Which district is Besra in?Sagar district (Malthon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Besra?75.6% (Census 2011)