About Baslahr Village

Baslahr is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 97 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baslahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baslahr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaswan
Pincode	177106
Area (hectares)	211 hectares
Population	195
Male Population	97
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baslahr compares

By the 2011 count Baslahr is the 61st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Baslahr

Baslahr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baslahr as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baslahr from other places

Baslahr lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 16 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 Baslahr
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	22 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	35 km

Villages closest to Baslahr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaswan 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 Baslahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Baslahr village had a population of 195. That makes it the 61st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Baslahr village has 97 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baslahr has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Baslahr is 177106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baslahr covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baslahr falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baslahr is Jawalamukhi Road, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baslahr.

Baslahr is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baslahr is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 16 km away. Jaswan is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.