Basna

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| subdivision_name2 = Mahasamund

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| elevation_m = 266

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Basna is a town in Mahasamund district in the Chhattisgarh state of India.

Geography

Basna is located at {{coord|21.28|N|82.82|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Basna.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Basna] It has an average elevation of 266 metres (872 feet).

Basna is {{convert|90|km|mi|abbr=on}} from District Headquarter Mahasamund and {{convert|136|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Raipur the capital city of Chhattisgarh. The Odisha border is very near around ({{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}}) from Basna.

History

Narsinghnath is just {{convert|47|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from Basna. It is the place where Ram and Sita spent their time during their 14 years of {{Transliteration|sa|vanvas}} (living in a forest). The people also claim that during the Mahabharata period, the Pandavas had also stayed here. Narsinghnath pitha is an example of religious and cultural synthesis of tribal and non-tribal people (Pasayat, 1998, 2003, 2005 2007, 2008).Pasayat, C. (1998), Tribe, Caste and Folkculture, Jaipur/New Delhi: Rawat Publications.Pasayat, C. (2003), Glimpses of Tribal and Folkculture, New Delhi: Anmol Pub. Pvt. Ltd.Pasayat, C. (2005), "Oral Narrative and Hindu Method of Assimilation: A Case of Marjarakesari in Narsinghnath", The Orissa Historical Research Journal, Vol.XLVIII, No.1, pp.12-25.Pasayat, C. (2007), Tribe, Caste and Society, New Delhi: Mohit Publications.Pasayat, C. (2007), History of Tribal Society and Culture, New Delhi: Zenith Books International.Pasayat, C. (2007), Tribal Non-tribal Divide: Myth and Reality, Bhubaneswar.Pasayat, C. (2008), Oral Tradition, Society and History, New Delhi: Mohit Publications.

Demographics

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|work= |publisher= Census Commission of India}} Basna had a population of 12368. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Basna has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Category:Cities and towns in Mahasamund district