Basangi is a small village located at Jiyyammavalasa

Jiyyammavalasa

Jiyyammavalasa is a village and a Mandal in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.It is located about 78 kilometers from Vizianagaram city.-Demography:...

 Mandal in Vizianagaram District

Vizianagaram district

Vizianagaram district , also known as Vijayanagaram district is one of the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vizianagaram town is the district headquarters...

, a northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India.

This village is surrounded by the Nagavali River

Nagavali River

The River Nagavali is one of the main rivers of Southern Orissa and North Eastern Andhra Pradesh States in India, between Mahanadi and Godavari basins.-Origin and Course:...

 on the west , Gummidi gedda (small river) on the North west. It can be reached by the road connected to the Interstate Highway connecting Parvathipuram in Andhra Pradesh to Gunupur

Gunupur

Gunupur is a town and a notified area committee in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Orissa.-Geography:Gunupur is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is located in the lap of the Eastern Ghat and on the banks of river Vamshadhara. It has a mixed climate of mountains & Coastal...

 in Orissa.

Demographics

According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Basangi village is as follows:

• Total Population: 977 in 243 Households
• Male Population: 469 and Female Population: 508
• Children Under 6-years of age: 123 (Boys - 61 and Girls - 62)
• Total Literates: 399

Features

It has a population of more than 1,500. It has an Upper primary school, which was started in 1926 by Sri Basangi Satyanarayana as a management school. It has a post office. Most of the people in the village are farmers and main crop is Paddy. The village is likely to be rehabilitated to another location as it falls under submergence of ongoing Thotapalli

Thotapalli

Thotapalli or Thota Palli is a village in Nagaram mandal, Guntur District, Andra Pradesh, India.Thotapalli is located in the coastal area of Andra Pradesh. Agriculture is its main source of occupation. There are many educated people serving the country in many fields.It is very small village....

irrigation reservoir project. "Sahasa Veera award" was given to 12-year-old Vamsi of Basangi for saving five girls from drowning in the river Nagavali for the year 2008.He got the award as he had jumped into the river water aware that another son would take care of his mother.