# Basohara Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Basohara

Basohara is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **850 people in 214 households**, the 86th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 850people (2011)
- 214households
- 60.2%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Basohara PIN code and other codes

Basohara falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501070

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

## How far is Basohara from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)62 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)17 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 Basohara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Basohara; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jainagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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)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 Basohara known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and kodu**. About 50% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Basohara

Of every 100 households in Basohara in 2011, 35 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basohara · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**30%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****75%**

**62%

Television ****5%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basohara?

■ Basohara · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**957

Working population ****45.1%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 54.2% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (12%) · **■** Marginal 240 (63%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Bharri892 people
- Budhsar872 people
- Jagra Tola869 people
- Antoli864 people
- Reusa849 people
- Jora832 people
- Duari831 people
- Pasondh829 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basohara from Shahdol?62 km by road
- What is the population of Basohara?850 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basohara in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basohara?60.2% (Census 2011)