# Basohara Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) (2)

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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 **137 people in 37 households**, the 188th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 137people (2011)
- 37households
- 54.5%literacy
- 903females 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 code501116

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)8 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)54 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (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 Basohara?

2 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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**. About 26% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 37 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basohara · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****90%**

**62%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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+) ****54.5%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****273**

**957

Working population ****52.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 43.5% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (10%) · **■** Other work 20 (28%) · **■** Marginal 45 (62%)

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

- Sattidol146 people
- Lakhanwar145 people
- Tali Khurd145 people
- Kolhua138 people
- Ramsohra134 people
- Laundi Bahra116 people
- Baghadol112 people
- Surgurh90 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Basohara from Shahdol?54 km by road
- What is the population of Basohara?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basohara in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basohara?54.5% (Census 2011)