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About Basa Village

Basa is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 70 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 113.47 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 70
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
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 Basa compares

By the 2011 count Basa is the 154th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 113.47 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Basa

Basa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basa 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basa from other places

Basa lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota Suriyan, about 1.6 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 Basa
Nearest railway station Nagrota Suriyan 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Talwāra 24 km

Villages closest to Basa

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 Basa

As per the Census of India 2011, Basa village had a population of 128. That makes it the 154th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Basa village has 70 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basa has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Basa is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basa covers 113.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Basa is Nagrota Suriyan, about 1.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basa.

Basa is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basa is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota Suriyan is about 1.6 km away. Jawali is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagrotu (under 2 km), Katora (under 2 km) and Amlela Khas (1.9 km).

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

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