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About Basdi Village

Basdi is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 223 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basdi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 159.07 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 223
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basdi compares

By the 2011 count Basdi is the 27th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 159.07 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Basdi

Basdi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basdi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basdi from other places

Basdi lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, 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 Basdi
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Talwāra 43 km

Villages closest to Basdi

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

Common questions about Basdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Basdi village had a population of 450. That makes it the 27th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Basdi village has 223 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basdi has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Basdi is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basdi covers 159.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basdi falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basdi is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Basdi.

Basdi is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basdi is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 4.7 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaleri (under 2 km), Lalwara (under 2 km) and Saloa (under 2 km).

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

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