# Basona Village, Shahgarh, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahgarh, Sagar 

# Basona

Basona is a village in Shahgarh sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **705 people in 155 households**, the 60th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 705people (2011)
- 155households
- 80.0%literacy
- 841females per 1,000 males

## Basona PIN code and other codes

Basona falls in Shahgarh sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahgarh
- Census village code460402

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

## How far is Basona from nearby towns?

- Shahgarh (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Banda (nearest town)25 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 Basona?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Basona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalpatpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Basona known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. Products made here include bidi banana. About 56% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Basona

Of every 100 households in Basona in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basona · ■ Shahgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**39%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**46%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 Basona?

■ Basona · ■ Shahgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**929

Working population ****39.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 73.7% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 125 (45%)

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 Shahgarh

- Bamhori Shahgarh728 people
- Indora720 people
- Madantala717 people
- Bei707 people
- Simariya Khurd705 people
- Pura Shahgarh704 people
- Kajrawan697 people
- Magra689 people

[All 128 villages in Shahgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/shahgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basona from Sagar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Basona?705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basona in?Sagar district (Shahgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basona?80.0% (Census 2011)