# Basantinagar Village, Motu, Malkangiri (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Motu, Malkangiri 

# Basantinagar

Basantinagar is a village in Motu sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha, PIN code **764087**. The 2011 Census counted **1,983 people in 424 households**, the 5th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 1,983people (2011)
- 424households
- 54.8%literacy
- 764087PIN code

## Basantinagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basantinagar is 764087.** Basantinagar falls in Motu sub-district, Malkangiri district, Odisha.

- PIN code764087
- Gram panchayatMaharajapalli
- Community development blockKalimela
- Census village code431160

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

## How far is Basantinagar from nearby towns?

- Motu (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Malkangiri (district HQ)75 km by road
- Malkangiri (nearest town)85 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 Basantinagar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Basantinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · M.V 79
- ○Degree college5–10 km · M.V 79
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malkangiri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Basantinagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and til**. Products made here include rice, oil and oil. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Basantinagar

Of every 100 households in Basantinagar in 2011, 65 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basantinagar · ■ Motu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****34%**

**27%

Television ****42%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**36%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

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 Basantinagar?

■ Basantinagar · ■ Motu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**1011

Working population ****54.5%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 44.6% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 448 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (32%) · **■** Other work 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 266 (25%)

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 Motu

- MPV -812,717 people
- Lugel2,525 people
- Malabharam2,245 people
- Krushnanagar2,190 people
- Maharajpalli1,848 people
- Potteru1,800 people
- Koikonda1,629 people
- Phulkonkonda1,531 people

[All 57 villages in Motu](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/malkangiri/motu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basantinagar?764087
- How far is Basantinagar from Malkangiri?75 km by road
- What is the population of Basantinagar?1,983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantinagar in?Malkangiri district (Motu sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Basantinagar?54.8% (Census 2011)
