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Revenue village·Unchehara tehsil·Satna

Basaha

Unchehara mandal
Pincode 485661
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Basaha observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Unchehara mandal

The principal temple recorded for Unchehara mandal is Deoguna Hindu temples. No temple of this dedication is on record within Basaha itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MAHENDRA SIGNH
Contact: 70****4277
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LGD code
463805
Pincode
485661
Post office
Unchehara
Population
350
Households
66
Literacy rate
48.6%
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000♂
Workers
105
Distance to district centre
37 km
Distance to mandal centre
12 km
Distance to Bhopal
346 km
Distance to Delhi
591 km
Nearest railway station
Bhadanpur · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CH Maihar · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Basaha compares

By population, Basaha ranks #129 of 235 villages in Unchehara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.6%
−10.2% vs mandal average
Basaha
48.6%
Unchehara mandal
58.8%
Satna district
61.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
923
−12 vs mandal average
Basaha
923
Unchehara mandal
935
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.5 vs mandal average
Basaha
5.3
Unchehara mandal
4.8

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

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Basaha at a glance

Basaha is a village of 350 people in 66 households (Census 2011) in Unchehara tehsil, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 129th-largest of 235 villages in Unchehara tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Satna district centre, 40 km from Hadha, the nearest town, 13 km from Bhadanpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 485661, served by Unchehara post office; the LGD village code is 463805. The nearest hospital or health centre is CH Maihar, 14 km away. The sarpanch is MAHENDRA SIGNH, and the village votes in Nagod assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nagendra Singh. The population is estimated at 413 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gahaut

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Basaha · this village35049%
Basaha · Kadipur1,17754%0 km N
Basaha · Jabalpur0 km N
Basaha · Bakshi Ka Talab2,34463%0 km N
Basaha · Lakhimpur5,27038%0 km N
Basaha · Harraiya31562%0 km N
Basaha · Deosar43244%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basaha

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
No
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
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
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MAIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
53
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
33
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
358.58
Irrigated area (ha)
15.27
Forest area (ha)
257.08

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

Notice board · Basaha

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Basaha

LGD code
463805
Pincode
485661
Post office
Unchehara
Population (Census 2011)
350
Population (projected 2026)
413
Households
66
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
923
Literacy rate
48.6%
Coordinates
24.27034°N, 80.62351°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Satna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nagod
Member of Parliament
Ganesh Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nagendra Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MAHENDRA SIGNH
Block / Mandal
Unchehara
Getting there

How to reach Basaha

Mandal centre
Unchehara · ≈ 12 km
≈ 24 min by car · 29 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Satna · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 16 min by car · 1 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,812 people
Hadha · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 38 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal346 kmcapital
  • Delhi591 km
  • Hyderabad797 km
  • Kolkata812 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhadanpur13 km
  • Hospital / PHCCH Maihar14 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, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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