# Basantpura Village, Niwari, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Niwari, Tikamgarh 

# Basantpura

Basantpura is a village in Niwari sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 183 households**, the 56th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.

- 974people (2011)
- 183households
- 72.6%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Basantpura PIN code and other codes

Basantpura falls in Niwari sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNiwari
- Census village code456492

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

## How far is Basantpura from nearby towns?

- Niwari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)83 km by road
- Niwari (nearest town)6 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 Basantpura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Varuwasagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhansi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Basantpura known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and jawar**. About 62% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Basantpura

Of every 100 households in Basantpura in 2011, 60 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basantpura · ■ Niwari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****28%**

**40%

Television ****28%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Basantpura?

■ Basantpura · ■ Niwari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**65.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**875

Working population ****52.9%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 58.5% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 442 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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 Niwari

- Tarichar Khurd1,054 people
- Kunwarpura Khas1,013 people
- Dhimarpura1,009 people
- Dewari Kalrau980 people
- Umri962 people
- Kalothara941 people
- Neem Khera937 people
- Sadik Pura910 people

[All 105 villages in Niwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/niwari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basantpura from Tikamgarh?83 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpura?974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpura in?Tikamgarh district (Niwari sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpura?72.6% (Census 2011)