Basna

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{{For|the locality situated in Dalarna County, Sweden|Bäsna}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
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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|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Basna.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Basna]</ref> 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, India|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 {{transl|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).<ref>Pasayat, C. (1998), ''Tribe, Caste and Folkculture'', Jaipur/New Delhi: Rawat Publications.</ref><ref>Pasayat, C. (2003), ''Glimpses of Tribal and Folkculture'', New Delhi: Anmol Pub. Pvt. Ltd.</ref><ref>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.</ref><ref>Pasayat, C. (2007), ''Tribe, Caste and Society'', New Delhi: Mohit Publications.</ref><ref>Pasayat, C. (2007), ''History of Tribal Society and Culture'', New Delhi: Zenith Books International.</ref><ref>Pasayat, C. (2007), ''Tribal Non-tribal Divide: Myth and Reality'', Bhubaneswar.</ref><ref>Pasayat, C. (2008), ''Oral Tradition, Society and History'', New Delhi: Mohit Publications.</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 ==
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{{Mahasamund district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Mahasamund district]]

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