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About Basola Village

Basola is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 104 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 159.98 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 104
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basola compares

By the 2011 count Basola is the 148th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 159.98 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Basola

Basola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Basola from other places

Basola lies about 54 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 60 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 Basola
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 14 km
Nearest town Pauri 44 km
District headquarters Garhwal 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 60 km

Villages closest to Basola

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 Basola

As per the Census of India 2011, Basola village had a population of 218. That makes it the 148th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Basola village has 104 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basola has about 1096 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 Basola is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basola covers 159.98 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.

Basola falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Basola is Ramnagar, about 60 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 - 10 km distance for Basola.

Basola is about 54 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basola is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 14 km away. Pauri is about 44 km away. Garhwal is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maniyar Gaon (under 2 km), Kimoj (under 2 km) and Bagdiyal Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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