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CJP chief Dipke visits tribal families in MP's Balaghat, seeks accountability over child deaths
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bhagchand Wadiva
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- LGD code
- 498356
- Pincode
- 481105
- Post office
- Ukwa
- Population
- 465
- Households
- 107
- Literacy rate
- 52.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1123 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 260
- Distance to district centre
- 54 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 81 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 312 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 509 km
- Nearest railway station
- Saongi · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Civil Hospital Waraseoni · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Basi compares
By population, Basi ranks #87 of 171 villages in Paraswada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.9%
−10.8% vs mandal average
- Basi
- 52.9%
- Paraswada mandal
- 63.7%
- Balaghat district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,123
+87 vs mandal average
- Basi
- 1,123
- Paraswada mandal
- 1,036
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Basi
- 4.3
- Paraswada mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basi at a glance
Basi is a village of 465 people in 107 households (Census 2011) in Paraswada tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 87th-largest of 171 villages in Paraswada tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,123 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Balaghat district centre, 30 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 7 km from Saongi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481105, served by Ukwa post office; the LGD village code is 498356. The nearest hospital or health centre is Civil Hospital Waraseoni, 9 km away. The sarpanch is Bhagchand Wadiva, and the village votes in Mandla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sampatiya Uikey. The population is estimated at 548 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basi
- 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)
- 8
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- BAIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 491.32
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 158.79
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Basi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Basi
- LGD code
- 498356
- Pincode
- 481105
- Post office
- Ukwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 465
- Population (projected 2026)
- 548
- Households
- 107
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1123
- Literacy rate
- 52.9%
- Coordinates
- 21.73993°N, 79.97114°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Member of Parliament
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sampatiya Uikey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bhagchand Wadiva
- Block / Mandal
- Paraswada
Getting there
How to reach Basi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal312 kmcapital
- Hyderabad509 km
- Mumbai796 km
- Delhi813 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSaongi7 km
- Bus stopBalaghat Bus Stand24 km
- Hospital / PHCCivil Hospital Waraseoni9 km
- ATM / bankSBI24 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petrolium24 km
- CollegeMitali Institute of Nursing25 km
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- 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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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