# Bassa Village, Naina Devi, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/naina-devi/bassa/

Village · Naina Devi, Bilaspur 

# Bassa

Bassa is a village in Naina Devi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174002**. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 39 households**, the 76th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 209people (2011)
- 39households
- 81.2%literacy
- 174002PIN code

## Bassa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bassa is 174002.** Bassa falls in Naina Devi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174002
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019524

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bassa from nearby towns?

- Swarghat (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Anandpur Sahib (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bassa?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Bassa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kheri Balocra
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rova
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Anandpur Sahib
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anandpur Sahib
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bassa known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 18% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bassa

Of every 100 households in Bassa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bassa · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**67%

Tap water ****20%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**85%

Use banking services ****92%**

**80%

Television ****64%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bassa?

■ Bassa · ■ Naina Devi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****817**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**892

Working population ****72.2%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 71.6% for women. 70% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 141 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Naina Devi

- Guru-Ka-Lahaur215 people
- Mauru211 people
- Jangal Mehduda Dadoh Bhater210 people
- Raur Jaman210 people
- Katirar204 people
- Chamb Bhajwan202 people
- Dhansae188 people
- Chelela181 people

[All 169 villages in Naina Devi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/naina-devi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bassa?174002
- How far is Bassa from Bilaspur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Bassa?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bassa in?Bilaspur district (Naina Devi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bassa?81.2% (Census 2011)