# Basanta Village, Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur 

# Basanta

Basanta is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 104 households**, the 128th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 485people (2011)
- 104households
- 85.2%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Basanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basanta is 754140.** Basanta falls in Balikuda sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatRahana
- Community development blockBalikuda
- Census village code398367

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

## How far is Basanta from nearby towns?

- Balikuda (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (nearest town)33 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 Basanta?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Basanta; 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 school10+ km · Borikina
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Borikina
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 16 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 Basanta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 173 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 Basanta

Of every 100 households in Basanta in 2011, 19 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Basanta · ■ Balikuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**43%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****48%**

**10%

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

**41%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**51%

Television ****9%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Basanta?

■ Basanta · ■ Balikuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**933

Working population ****30.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 78.0% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (20%) · **■** Household industry 13 (9%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 49 (33%)

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 Balikuda

- Nalio527 people
- Santo520 people
- Otharapa487 people
- Nalo486 people
- Godida476 people
- Chataramunda471 people
- Prasanpur469 people
- Era456 people

[All 235 villages in Balikuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basanta?754140
- How far is Basanta from Jagatsinghapur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Basanta?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basanta in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Basanta?85.2% (Census 2011)