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Revenue village·Sargaon tehsil·Mungeli

Basin

बेसिन
Sargaon mandal
Pincode 495224
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Basin observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SOHITRAM SAHU
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LGD code
438485
Pincode
495224
Post office
Bilha
Population
690
Households
131
Literacy rate
52.6%
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000♂
Workers
331
Distance to district centre
125 km
Distance to mandal centre
54 km
Distance to Raipur
153 km
Distance to Kolkata
559 km
Nearest railway station
test sation · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govt Hospital DABHARA · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Basin compares

By population, Basin ranks #36 of 51 villages in Sargaon mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.6%
−1.6% vs mandal average
Basin
52.6%
Sargaon mandal
54.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,006
+26 vs mandal average
Basin
1,006
Sargaon mandal
980
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
Basin
5.3
Sargaon mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Basin at a glance

Basin is a village of 690 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Sargaon tehsil, Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh, the 36th-largest of 51 villages in Sargaon tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,006 women per 1,000 men. It lies 125 km from the Mungeli district centre, 22 km from test sation railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 495224, served by Bilha post office; the LGD village code is 438485. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt Hospital DABHARA, 7 km away. The sarpanch is SOHITRAM SAHU, and the village votes in Kasdol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Sahu. The population is estimated at 814 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Basin

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Basin · this village69053%
Basin · Nagri7871%0 km N
Basin · Suhela1,02958%0 km N
Basin · Pasan44437%0 km N
Basin · Devkar82861%0 km N
Basin · Rajim5,73862%0 km N
Basin · Bhaisma1,03749%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basin

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
24
Power hours (winter)
24
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SARGAON
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
38
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MADKU
Total area (ha)
260.22
Irrigated area (ha)
12.18
Forest area (ha)
45.34

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Basin

LGD code
438485
Pincode
495224
Post office
Bilha
Population (Census 2011)
690
Population (projected 2026)
814
Households
131
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1006
Literacy rate
52.6%
Coordinates
21.77866°N, 83.00089°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Janjgir-Champa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kasdol
Member of Parliament
Kamlesh Jangde
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sandeep Sahu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SOHITRAM SAHU
Block / Mandal
Sargaon
Getting there

How to reach Basin

Mandal centre
Sargaon · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 52 min by car · 2 h 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Mungeli · ≈ 125 km
≈ 4 h 17 min by car · 5 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur153 kmcapital
  • Kolkata559 km
  • Hyderabad680 km
  • Delhi957 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationtest sation22 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovt Hospital DABHARA7 km
  • ATM / bankPNB atm25 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Station Sakti27 km
  • CollegeDr. C. V. Raman University26 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Sakti27 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-05
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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