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About Basari Village

Basari is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 149 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 146.05 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 149
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basari compares

By the 2011 count Basari is the 82nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 146.05 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Basari

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

Basari lies about 39 km from Shimla. 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 Basari
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 32 km
District headquarters Shimla 39 km

Villages closest to Basari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basari village had a population of 304. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Basari village has 149 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basari has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Basari is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basari covers 146.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basari falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Basari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basari.

Basari is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basari is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Dogri Dhar (under 2 km), Ganwi (5.4 km) and Jangal Sainchi (12 km).

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

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