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Basotha

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Begun mandal
Pincode 312022
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Basotha is a village in Begun mandal, Chittorgarh district, Rajasthan. It has a population of 239 in 60 households with a literacy rate of 24.7%.

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LGD code
100231
Pincode
312022
Post office
Bassi (Chittorgarh)
Population
239
Households
60
Literacy rate
24.7%
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000♂
Workers
157
Distance to district centre
35 km
Distance to mandal centre
16 km
Distance to Jaipur
225 km
Distance to Delhi
458 km
Nearest railway station
Parsoli · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Deepak's Clinic · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Basotha compares

By population, Basotha ranks #156 of 243 villages in Begun mandal.

Literacy rate
%
24.7%
−24.9% vs mandal average
Basotha
24.7%
Begun mandal
49.6%
Chittorgarh district
53.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
912
−66 vs mandal average
Basotha
912
Begun mandal
978
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.7 vs mandal average
Basotha
4.0
Begun mandal
4.7

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

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Basotha at a glance

Basotha is a village of 239 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Begun tehsil, Chittorgarh district, Rajasthan, the 156th-largest of 243 villages in Begun tehsil. Literacy is 25%, 25 points below the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 912 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Chittorgarh district centre, 28 km from Gangrar, the nearest town, 7 km from Parsoli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 312022, served by Bassi (Chittorgarh) post office; the LGD village code is 100231. The nearest hospital or health centre is Deepak's Clinic, 10 km away. The village votes in Begun assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Suresh Dhakar. The population is estimated at 282 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Raj Garh

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Basotha · this village23925%
Dekri Khera · Begun1,02251%3.3 km NW
Muroli · Rashmi1,85450%4.4 km E
Ghanshyampura · Begun5 km SE
Aad · Dhariawad4,12829%5 km W
Gadwas · Dhariawad87648%5 km W
Garda · Dhariawad2,23432%5 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basotha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
15
Primary school
0
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
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BEGUN
Distance to nearest town (km)
42
Distance to district HQ (km)
42
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
42
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
422
Irrigated area (ha)
44.9
Forest area (ha)
241

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

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Key facts — Basotha

LGD code
100231
Pincode
312022
Post office
Bassi (Chittorgarh)
Population (Census 2011)
239
Population (projected 2026)
282
Households
60
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
912
Literacy rate
24.7%
Coordinates
25.05480°N, 74.88905°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chittorgarh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Begun
Member of Parliament
Chandra Prakash Joshi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dr. Suresh Dhakar
Block / Mandal
Begun
Getting there

How to reach Basotha

Mandal centre
Begun · ≈ 16 km
≈ 34 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chittorgarh · ≈ 35 km
≈ 1 h 11 min by car · 1 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,573 people
Gangrar · ≈ 28 km
≈ 58 min by car · 1 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Jaipur225 kmcapital
  • Delhi458 km
  • Mumbai696 km
  • Hyderabad931 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationParsoli7 km
  • Hospital / PHCDeepak's Clinic10 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India40 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum26 km
  • CollegeGovernment Polytechnic College, Bhilwara39 km
  • Police stationCity Police Station41 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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