Basna

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

Geography

Basna is located at. It has an average elevation of 266 metres.
Basna is from District Headquarter Mahasamund and from Raipur the capital city of Chhattisgarh. The Odisha border is very near around from Basna.

History

Narsinghnath is just away from Basna. It is the place where Ram and Sita spent their time during their 14 years of . 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.

Demographics

India census, 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.