Basdah observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
By population, Basdah ranks #36 of 152 villages in Patan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basdah is a village of 1,358 people in 270 households (Census 2011) in Patan block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 36th-largest of 152 villages in Patan block. Literacy is 44%, 9 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,125 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 822123, served by Patan (Palamau) post office; the LGD village code is 365865. The sarpanch is Lilawati Devi, and the village votes in Bagodar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nagendra Mahto. The population is estimated at 1,601 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Palhe Kalan →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basdah · this village | 1,358 | 44% | — |
| Mahuliya · Patan | 1,806 | 58% | — |
| Palhe Kalan · Patan | 1,694 | 68% | — |
| Gamhetha · Patan | 1,195 | 55% | — |
| Kundri · Patan | 722 | 44% | — |
| Mayapur Kalan · Patan | 655 | 52% | — |
| Mayapur Khurd · Patan | 43 | 61% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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