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About Basali Village

Basali is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 37 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,243 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 45.83 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 37
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,243
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 Basali compares

By the 2011 count Basali is the 294th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 45.83 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Basali

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

Basali lies about 79 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 90 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 Basali
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 33 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 43 km
District headquarters Garhwal 79 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 90 km

Villages closest to Basali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basali village had a population of 83. That makes it the 294th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Basali village has 37 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basali has about 1243 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Basali is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basali covers 45.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basali falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Basali is Kotdwara, about 90 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 Basali.

Basali is about 79 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basali is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 33 km away. Srīnagar is about 43 km away. Garhwal is about 79 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fakir Khola (3.1 km), Kathola (3.1 km) and Sailoon Or Salon (8.8 km).

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

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