# Basat Guwan Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Basat Guwan

Basat Guwan is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 117 households**, the 98th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 681people (2011)
- 117households
- 51.8%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Basat Guwan PIN code and other codes

Basat Guwan falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code456993

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

## How far is Basat Guwan from nearby towns?

- Palera (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)52 km by road
- Palera (nearest town)13 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 Basat Guwan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Basat Guwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Palera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgaong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Basat Guwan known for?

About 22% of the 621 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Basat Guwan

Of every 100 households in Basat Guwan in 2011, 31 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basat Guwan · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**29%

Television ****3%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basat Guwan?

■ Basat Guwan · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**882

Working population ****52.0%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 39.7% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 94 (27%)

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 Palera

- Khargoopura757 people
- Jawaharpura745 people
- Chhidara740 people
- Bishanpura724 people
- Kakanpura670 people
- Pegakhera666 people
- Bhadarra664 people
- Tagedi658 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basat Guwan from Tikamgarh?52 km by road
- What is the population of Basat Guwan?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basat Guwan in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basat Guwan?51.8% (Census 2011)