Village · Khaniyadhana, Shivpuri
# Basahar

Basahar is a village in Khaniyadhana sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code 473585. The 2011 Census counted 1,754 people in 382 households, the 24th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.
- 1,754 people (2011)
- 382 households
- 57.9% literacy
- 473585 PIN code

## Basahar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Basahar is 473585. Basahar falls in Khaniyadhana sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.
- PIN code 473585
- Community development block Khaniyadhana
- Census village code 456395

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Basahar from nearby towns?
- Khaniyadhana (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ) 123 km by road
- Khaniyadhana (nearest town) 23 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Basahar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Basahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Muhari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pichhore
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khaniyadhana
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Basahar known for?

The main crops are groundnut. About 89% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 277 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Basahar

Of every 100 households in Basahar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basahar · ■ Khaniyadhana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 21%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 4% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 27% 29%
- Television 5% 10%
- Mobile phone 26% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 42%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Basahar?

■ Basahar · ■ Khaniyadhana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.9% 57.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 876 883
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 877 895
- Working population 51.8% 48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 41.9% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 436 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 125 (14%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 37 (4%) · ■ Marginal 303 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khaniyadhana
- Muhari Khurd 1,882 people
- Bharsula 1,880 people
- Mahrauli 1,791 people
- Patichakk 1,777 people
- Ghilondra 1,735 people
- Rajnagar 1,692 people
- Nayagaon 1,675 people
- Nadanwara 1,661 people

All 143 villages in Khaniyadhana

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Basahar? 473585
- How far is Basahar from Shivpuri? 123 km by road
- What is the population of Basahar? 1,754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basahar in? Shivpuri district (Khaniyadhana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basahar? 57.9% (Census 2011)

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