Village · Kolaras, Shivpuri # Basai Basai is a village in Kolaras sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 742 people in 158 households, the 72nd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 742 people (2011) - 158 households - 33.0% literacy - 917 females per 1,000 males ## Basai PIN code and other codes Basai falls in Kolaras sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Kolaras - Census village code 455718 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Basai from nearby towns? - Kolaras (sub-district HQ) 50 km by road - Shivpuri (district HQ) 55 km by road - Kolaras (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Basai? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Basai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kharai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kolaras - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shivpuri - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Basai known for? About 27% of the 967 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Basai Of every 100 households in Basai in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basai · ■ Kolaras rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 28% - Toilet within the home 0% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 1% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 3% 32% - Television 0% 9% - Mobile phone 15% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 59% 51% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Basai? ■ Basai · ■ Kolaras rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 33.0% 55.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 881 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 874 911 - Working population 52.0% 44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.1% for men and 20.0% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 81 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 155 (40%) · ■ Other work 12 (3%) · ■ Marginal 138 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kolaras - Kota Naka 782 people - Rejha 776 people - Sangeshwar 752 people - Kudoniya Ganesh 745 people - Padoda 741 people - Chandeni 732 people - Dongarpur 732 people - Atara 715 people All 215 villages in Kolaras ## Quick answers - How far is Basai from Shivpuri? 55 km by road - What is the population of Basai? 742 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basai in? Shivpuri district (Kolaras sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Basai? 33.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/kolaras/basai-455718/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.