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About Basehr Village

Basehr is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 65 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 38.7 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 65
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basehr compares

By the 2011 count Basehr is the 149th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 38.7 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Basehr

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

Basehr lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 Basehr
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Basehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basehr village had a population of 132. That makes it the 149th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Basehr village has 65 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basehr has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Basehr is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basehr covers 38.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basehr falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basehr is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 Basehr.

Basehr is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basehr is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 13 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andralu Nichla (under 2 km), Andralu Uperla (under 2 km) and Banah (under 2 km).

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

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