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About Basi Village

Basi is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 31 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 31
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
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 Basi compares

By the 2011 count Basi is the 133rd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Basi

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

Basi lies about 60 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 3.9 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 Basi
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 3.9 km
Nearest town Ropar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 32 km
District headquarters Solan 60 km

Villages closest to Basi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basi village had a population of 68. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Basi village has 31 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basi has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Basi is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basi covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basi falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basi is Kiratpur Sahib, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Basi.

Basi is about 60 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basi is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 3.9 km away. Ropar is about 21 km away. Baddi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balmu (3.7 km), Balyana (3.7 km) and Baruwala (6.5 km).

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

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