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About Basra Village

Basra is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 99 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 64.52 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 99
Female Population 86
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 Basra compares

By the 2011 count Basra is the 80th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 64.52 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 944.

Getting to Basra

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

Basra lies about 58 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 58 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 Basra
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 26 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 54 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 58 km
District headquarters Shimla 58 km

Villages closest to Basra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basra village had a population of 185. That makes it the 80th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Basra village has 99 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basra has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Basra is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basra covers 64.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basra falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basra is Salogra, about 58 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 Basra.

Basra is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basra is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 26 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 54 km away. Salogra is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dokhra (under 2 km), Bajah (under 2 km) and Jhandua (under 2 km).

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

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