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About Basela Village

Basela is a large village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,038, made up of 1,636 males and 1,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Pincode 210431
Area (hectares) 551.3 hectares
Population 3,038
Male Population 1,636
Female Population 1,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basela compares

By the 2011 count Basela is the 13th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 551.3 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Basela

Basela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bara, Barda, Barel and Barguli Rath. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Basela

As per the Census of India 2011, Basela village had a population of 3,038. That makes it the 13th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Basela village has 1,636 males and 1,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basela has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Basela is 210431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basela covers 551.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basela falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Basela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basela.

Basela is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Basela today is likely to be higher.

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