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About Basehr Village

Basehr is a mid sized village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 421 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, 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 Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 148.77 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 421
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Basehr compares

By the 2011 count Basehr is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 148.77 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Basehr

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

Basehr lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 43 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 town Sundarnagar 8.4 km
District headquarters Mandi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 18 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 43 km

Villages closest to Basehr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padhar 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 828. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Basehr village has 421 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basehr has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Basehr is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basehr covers 148.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Basehr is Buffer Stop, about 43 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 Basehr.

Basehr is about 12 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 Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 8.4 km away. Mandi is about 12 km away. Padhar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhardan (3.7 km), D P F Sarda (7.1 km) and Pipali (7.7 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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