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About Basa Village

Basa is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 231 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, 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 Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 98.04 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 231
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 Basa compares

By the 2011 count Basa is the 132nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 98.04 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Basa

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 <5 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 55 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 8.9 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 Dalhousie Road 8.9 km
Nearest town Mamun 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 55 km

Villages closest to Basa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basa village had a population of 432. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Basa village has 231 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basa has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Basa covers 98.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Basa is Dalhousie Road, about 8.9 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 Basa.

Basa is about 55 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 Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dalhousie Road is about 8.9 km away. Mamun is about 12 km away. Nurpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basa Balhu (under 2 km), Basa Gudiyalan (under 2 km) and Basa Jhikla (under 2 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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