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About Basa Thandian Village

Basa Thandian is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 9 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basa Thandian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basa Thandian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 67.55 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 9
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
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 Thandian compares

By the 2011 count Basa Thandian is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 67.55 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Basa Thandian

Basa Thandian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basa Thandian 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 Thandian from other places

Basa Thandian lies about 48 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 6.2 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 Thandian
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 6.2 km
Nearest town Mamun 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 48 km

Villages closest to Basa Thandian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basa Thandian village had a population of 21. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Basa Thandian village has 9 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basa Thandian has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Basa Thandian is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basa Thandian covers 67.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basa Thandian falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basa Thandian is Nurpur Road, about 6.2 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 Thandian.

Basa Thandian is about 48 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basa Thandian is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 5.4 km away. Nurpur Road is about 6.2 km away. Mamun is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galor Khas (under 2 km), Nala (1.6 km) and Sugar Nala (1.6 km).

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

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