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About Basut Village

Basut is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 206 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175121
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 206
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Basut compares

By the 2011 count Basut is the 45th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Basut

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

Basut lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 53 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 Basut
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 5.8 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 53 km

Villages closest to Basut

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 Basut

As per the Census of India 2011, Basut village had a population of 396. That makes it the 45th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Basut village has 206 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basut has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

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

Basut covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Basut is Buffer Stop, about 53 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 Basut.

Basut is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basut is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 5.8 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Buffer Stop is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naihra (under 2 km), Bagi (under 2 km) and Bhanwas (under 2 km).

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

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