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About Basa Theog Village

Basa Theog is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 53 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basa Theog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basa Theog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 13.98 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 53
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Basa Theog compares

By the 2011 count Basa Theog is the 262nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 13.98 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Basa Theog

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

Basa Theog lies about 18 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 Basa Theog
Tehsil headquarters Theog under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Basa Theog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basa Theog village had a population of 104. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Basa Theog village has 53 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basa Theog has about 962 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Basa Theog is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basa Theog covers 13.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basa Theog falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Basa Theog notes the nearest railway station 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 Basa Theog.

Basa Theog is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basa Theog is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about under 2 km away. Shimla 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 Runkuli Digar (under 2 km), Ban Bag (under 2 km) and Dhanaut (under 2 km).

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

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