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About Basahat Parala Village

Basahat Parala is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 22 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basahat Parala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahat Parala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 13.4 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 22
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basahat Parala compares

By the 2011 count Basahat Parala is the 368th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 13.4 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 990.

Getting to Basahat Parala

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

Basahat Parala lies about 22 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 Basahat Parala
Tehsil headquarters Theog 4.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Basahat Parala

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 Basahat Parala

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahat Parala village had a population of 38. That makes it the 368th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Basahat Parala village has 22 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahat Parala has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Basahat Parala is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basahat Parala covers 13.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basahat Parala falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Basahat Parala 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 Basahat Parala.

Basahat Parala is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahat Parala is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 4.9 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parla (under 2 km), Bhaut (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Shatal (under 2 km).

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

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