About Baslag Village

Baslag is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 149 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baslag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baslag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177043
Area (hectares)	140.5 hectares
Population	283
Male Population	149
Female Population	134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baslag compares

By the 2011 count Baslag is the 41st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 140.5 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1059.

Getting to Baslag

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

Baslag lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 30 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 Baslag
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	26 km
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	30 km
District headquarters	Kangra	40 km
Nearest town	Mandi	43 km

Villages closest to Baslag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baslag village had a population of 283. That makes it the 41st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Baslag village has 149 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baslag has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Baslag is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baslag covers 140.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baslag falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baslag is Panchrukhi, about 30 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 Baslag.

Baslag is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baslag is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 26 km away. Panchrukhi is about 30 km away. Kangra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.