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About Bassi Village

Bassi is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 33 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bassi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bassi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 33
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Bassi compares

By the 2011 count Bassi is the 116th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Bassi

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

Bassi 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 Bassi
Nearest railway station Salogra 3.4 km
District headquarters Solan 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 24 km

Villages closest to Bassi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bassi village had a population of 68. That makes it the 116th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Bassi village has 33 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bassi has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Bassi is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bassi covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bassi falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bassi 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bassi.

Bassi 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.

Bassi is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 3.4 km away. Solan is about 4.6 km away. Krishangarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakrana (under 2 km), Boharti Brahmana (2.9 km) and Boharti Kanaitan (2.9 km).

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

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