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About Basu Village

Basu is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 135 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173229
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 135
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basu compares

By the 2011 count Basu is the 60th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Basu

The census records public bus service for Basu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basu from other places

Basu lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 17 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 Basu
Nearest town Solan 17 km
Nearest railway station Barog 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 22 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km

Villages closest to Basu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basu village had a population of 261. That makes it the 60th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Basu village has 135 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basu has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Basu is 173229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basu covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basu falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basu is Barog, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Basu.

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

Basu is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Solan is about 17 km away. Barog is about 17 km away. Pachhad 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 Malhoti (under 2 km), Sharia Bajog (under 2 km) and Wasni (1.5 km).

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

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