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About Basahan Village

Basahan is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 183 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175121
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 183
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Basahan compares

By the 2011 count Basahan is the 48th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 997.

Getting to Basahan

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

Basahan lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 Basahan
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 8.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 48 km

Villages closest to Basahan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Basahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahan village had a population of 342. That makes it the 48th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Basahan village has 183 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahan has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Basahan is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basahan covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basahan falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basahan is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 Basahan.

Basahan is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahan is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 8.1 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Buffer Stop is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chohri Bhatwara (under 2 km), Dobha (1.8 km) and Kau (2.1 km).

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

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