About Basolda Village

Basolda is a mid sized village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 322 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basolda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basolda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	351.67 hectares
Population	619
Male Population	322
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basolda compares

By the 2011 count Basolda is the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 351.67 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Basolda

Basolda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basolda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basolda from other places

Basolda lies about 28 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Basolda
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	5.3 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	19 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	22 km
District headquarters	Chamba	28 km

Villages closest to Basolda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihunta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Basolda

As per the Census of India 2011, Basolda village had a population of 619. That makes it the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Basolda village has 322 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basolda has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Basolda is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basolda covers 351.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basolda falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basolda is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basolda.

Basolda is about 28 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basolda is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 5.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.