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About Baskwara Village

Baskwara is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 307 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baskwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskwara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 117.46 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 307
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baskwara compares

By the 2011 count Baskwara is the 55th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 117.46 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Baskwara

The census records public bus service for Baskwara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baskwara from other places

Baskwara lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 2.0 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 Baskwara
Nearest railway station Bharmar 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 4.3 km
Nearest town Talwāra 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km

Villages closest to Baskwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskwara village had a population of 610. That makes it the 55th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Baskwara village has 307 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskwara has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Baskwara is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baskwara covers 117.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baskwara falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baskwara is Bharmar, about 2.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baskwara.

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

Baskwara is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 2.0 km away. Jawali is about 4.3 km away. Talwāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladhiar (under 2 km), Chakban Palaura (1.5 km) and Palaura Khas (1.5 km).

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

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