# Basantapada Village, Lanjigarh, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lanjigarh, Kalahandi 

# Basantapada

Basantapada is a village in Lanjigarh sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766027**. The 2011 Census counted **735 people in 170 households**, the 7th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.9%.

- 735people (2011)
- 170households
- 41.7%literacy
- 766027PIN code

## Basantapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basantapada is 766027.** Basantapada falls in Lanjigarh sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766027
- Gram panchayatLanjigarh
- Community development blockLanjigarh
- Census village code422979

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?

- Lanjigarh (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)70 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)58 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?

8 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lanjigarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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, black gram and maize**. 

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, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basantapada · ■ Lanjigarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**90%

Tap water ****4%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**94%

Use banking services ****2%**

**39%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**48%

Own their home ****19%**

**89%

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 · ■ Lanjigarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.7%**

**44.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**976

Working population ****31.0%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 26.2% for women. 36% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 223 (98%)

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 Lanjigarh

- Harekrusnapur1,102 people
- Chhatrapur1,013 people
- Mangalabeda920 people
- Champadeipur736 people
- Maskapadar729 people
- Chandanpur715 people
- Talabara664 people
- Balabhadrapur618 people

[All 227 villages in Lanjigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/lanjigarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basantapada?766027
- How far is Basantapada from Bhawanipatna?70 km by road
- What is the population of Basantapada?735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantapada in?Kalahandi district (Lanjigarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Basantapada?41.7% (Census 2011)