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About Lana Basali Village

Lana Basali is a mid sized village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 335 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lana Basali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lana Basali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nohra
Pincode 173104
Area (hectares) 337.7 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 335
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lana Basali compares

By the 2011 count Lana Basali is the 13th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 337.7 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Lana Basali

Lana Basali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lana Basali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lana Basali from other places

Lana Basali lies about 64 km from Sirmaur. 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 Lana Basali
Tehsil headquarters Nohra 14 km
Nearest town Shimla 20 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 64 km

Villages closest to Lana Basali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nohra 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 Lana Basali

As per the Census of India 2011, Lana Basali village had a population of 630. That makes it the 13th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Lana Basali village has 335 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lana Basali has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Lana Basali is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lana Basali covers 337.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lana Basali falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lana Basali.

Lana Basali is about 64 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lana Basali is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nohra is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Sirmaur is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shamra (5.0 km), Bhog Batewari (9.1 km) and Bhajond (10 km).

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

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