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About Basiana Village

Basiana is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 65 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 38.44 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 65
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basiana compares

By the 2011 count Basiana is the 91st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 38.44 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Basiana

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

Basiana lies about 4.6 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 3.4 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 Basiana
Nearest railway station Salogra 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 4.6 km
District headquarters Solan 4.6 km

Villages closest to Basiana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basiana village had a population of 135. That makes it the 91st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Basiana village has 65 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basiana has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Basiana is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basiana covers 38.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basiana falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basiana is Salogra, about 3.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basiana.

Basiana is about 4.6 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basiana is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 3.4 km away. Darlaghat is about 4.6 km away. Solan is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bumbeli (2.8 km), Gharturi (2.9 km) and Kotla (3.1 km).

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

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