# Basantapada Village, Parajang, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Parajang, Dhenkanal 

# Basantapada

Basantapada is a village in Parajang sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759019**. The 2011 Census counted **691 people in 174 households**, the 69th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 691people (2011)
- 174households
- 61.3%literacy
- 759019PIN code

## Basantapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basantapada is 759019.** Basantapada falls in Parajang sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759019
- Gram panchayatKumusi
- Community development blockParajang
- Census village code402297

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

## How far is Basantapada from nearby towns?

- Parajang (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)60 km by road
- Talcher (nearest town)32 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 Basantapada?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Basantapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saandu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sandu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talcher
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Basantapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 57% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Basantapada

Of every 100 households in Basantapada in 2011, 27 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basantapada · ■ Parajang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****7%**

**26%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Basantapada?

■ Basantapada · ■ Parajang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**868

Working population ****67.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 53.2% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (12%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 22 (5%) · **■** Marginal 271 (58%)

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 Parajang

- Katarapada830 people
- Baghamunda799 people
- Katumunda757 people
- Bhejia731 people
- Khanda657 people
- Sankamar657 people
- Gengutia626 people
- Mahanpasi626 people

[All 132 villages in Parajang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/parajang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basantapada?759019
- How far is Basantapada from Dhenkanal?60 km by road
- What is the population of Basantapada?691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantapada in?Dhenkanal district (Parajang sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Basantapada?61.3% (Census 2011)