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About Basahu Village

Basahu is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 58 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 58
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Basahu compares

By the 2011 count Basahu is the 110th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Basahu

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

Basahu lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Basahu
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 25 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 40 km

Villages closest to Basahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahu village had a population of 117. That makes it the 110th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Basahu village has 58 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahu has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Basahu is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basahu covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basahu falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basahu is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Basahu.

Basahu is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahu is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Nihri is about 25 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharli (under 2 km), D P F Dharli (under 2 km) and Bakalag (under 2 km).

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

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