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Basata

Rajnagar mandal
Pincode 471101
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kranti sahu
Contact: 60****2451
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LGD code
458066
Pincode
471101
Post office
Chandra Nagar
Population
704
Households
166
Literacy rate
49.7%
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000♂
Workers
313
Distance to district centre
33 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Bhopal
296 km
Distance to Delhi
490 km
Nearest railway station
Duriyaganj · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Rajnagar · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Basata compares

By population, Basata ranks #85 of 112 villages in Rajnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.7%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Basata
49.7%
Rajnagar mandal
48.5%
Chhatarpur district
53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
+13 vs mandal average
Basata
908
Rajnagar mandal
895
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.7 vs mandal average
Basata
4.2
Rajnagar mandal
4.9

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

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Basata at a glance

Basata is a village of 704 people in 166 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 85th-largest of 112 villages in Rajnagar tehsil. Literacy is 50%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 5 km from Duriyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471101, served by Chandra Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 458066. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Rajnagar, 17 km away. The sarpanch is kranti sahu, and the village votes in Rajnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arvind Pateriya. The population is estimated at 830 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Basata · this village70450%
Patharya · Rajnagar54349%0 km N
Pahara · Rajnagar2,08051%0 km N
Birona · Rajnagar93939%2.5 km N
Turya · Rajnagar1,46644%2.9 km SE
Kurela · Rajnagar1,29845%2.9 km SE
Bara · Rajnagar2,67451%3.9 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basata

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
KHAJURAHO
Distance to nearest town (km)
26
Distance to district HQ (km)
49
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
31
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
889.28
Irrigated area (ha)
505.79
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Basata

LGD code
458066
Pincode
471101
Post office
Chandra Nagar
Population (Census 2011)
704
Population (projected 2026)
830
Households
166
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
908
Literacy rate
49.7%
Coordinates
24.83827°N, 79.76206°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rajnagar
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arvind Pateriya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
kranti sahu
Block / Mandal
Rajnagar
Getting there

How to reach Basata

Mandal centre
Rajnagar · ≈ 4.9 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chhatarpur · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal296 kmcapital
  • Delhi490 km
  • Hyderabad839 km
  • Kolkata911 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDuriyaganj5 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Rajnagar17 km
  • ATM / bankSBI Bank16 km
  • CollegeGovt Polytechnic Mahoba52 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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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