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About Bashisht Village

Bashisht is a mid sized village in Manali tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,626, made up of 920 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 767 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashisht Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashisht village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Manali
Pincode 175103
Area (hectares) 110.91 hectares
Population 1,626
Male Population 920
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 767
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 Bashisht compares

By the 2011 count Bashisht is the 5th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 622 residents. Its 110.91 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bashisht

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

Bashisht lies about 35 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 41 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 Bashisht
Tehsil headquarters Manali 1.6 km
District headquarters Kullu 35 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 41 km
Nearest town Mandi 66 km

Villages closest to Bashisht

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashisht village had a population of 1,626. That makes it the 5th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 622 residents.

Bashisht village has 920 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashisht has about 767 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bashisht is 175103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bashisht covers 110.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bashisht falls under Manali tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bashisht is Zero Point, about 41 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 Bashisht.

Bashisht is about 35 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bashisht is in Manali tehsil of Kullu district. Manali is about 1.6 km away. Kullu is about 35 km away. Zero Point is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Bahang (under 2 km), Muhal Manali (1.6 km) and Up Muhal Manali Koot (1.6 km).

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

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