About Baskehr Village

Baskehr is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 259 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176092, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baskehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskehr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176092
Area (hectares)	44.47 hectares
Population	536
Male Population	259
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baskehr compares

By the 2011 count Baskehr is the 102nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 44.47 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Baskehr

Baskehr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baskehr as Available within village. 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 Baskehr from other places

Baskehr lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.2 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 Baskehr
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km

Villages closest to Baskehr

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

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Common questions about Baskehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskehr village had a population of 536. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Baskehr village has 259 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskehr has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Baskehr is 176092. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baskehr covers 44.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baskehr falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baskehr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baskehr.

Baskehr is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baskehr is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 7.2 km away. Palampur is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.