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About Bassa Village

Bassa is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 104 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,288 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176201
Area (hectares) 62.79 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 104
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,288
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bassa compares

By the 2011 count Bassa is the 208th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 62.79 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bassa

Bassa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bassa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bassa from other places

Bassa 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 Bassa
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 Bassa

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 Bassa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bassa village had a population of 238. That makes it the 208th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bassa village has 104 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassa has about 1288 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bassa is 176201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bassa covers 62.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bassa is Dalhousie Road, about 8.9 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 village for Bassa.

Bassa 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.

Bassa 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 (under 2 km), Basa Balhu (under 2 km) and Basa Gudiyalan (under 2 km).

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

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