Village · Bangiriposi, Mayurbhanj
# Basilakacha

Basilakacha is a village in Bangiriposi sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code 757032. The 2011 Census counted 62 people in 12 households, the 200th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.
- 62 people (2011)
- 12 households
- 29.4% literacy
- 757032 PIN code

## Basilakacha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Basilakacha is 757032. Basilakacha falls in Bangiriposi sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
- PIN code 757032
- Gram panchayat Sorisapal
- Community development block Bangiriposi
- Census village code 389622

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Basilakacha from nearby towns?
- Bangiriposi (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town) 56 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Basilakacha?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Basilakacha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bangriposi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baripada
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bangriposi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Basilakacha known for?

The main crops are paddy and wheat. About 35% of the 18 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Basilakacha

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

■ Basilakacha · ■ Bangiriposi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 17%
- Toilet within the home 0% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 85%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 67% 47%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 0% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 17% 26%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Basilakacha?

■ Basilakacha · ■ Bangiriposi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 29.4% 58.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1214 1003
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1200 947
- Working population 58.1% 50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.5% for men and 17.9% for women. 54% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (6%) · ■ Other work 1 (3%) · ■ Marginal 22 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bangiriposi
- Sandim 76 people
- Hatibari 73 people
- Baunsapahadi 68 people
- Malidihi 64 people
- Balimundali 48 people
- Saripada 44 people
- Rajabasa 35 people
- Randasahi 32 people

All 228 villages in Bangiriposi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Basilakacha? 757032
- How far is Basilakacha from Baripada? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Basilakacha? 62 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basilakacha in? Mayurbhanj district (Bangiriposi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Basilakacha? 29.4% (Census 2011)

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