# Basa Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Basa

Basa is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176308**. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 33 households**, the 58th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 188people (2011)
- 33households
- 67.3%literacy
- 176308PIN code

## Basa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basa is 176308.** Basa falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176308
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007306

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

## How far is Basa from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)57 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)28 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 Basa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Basa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachodi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Basa known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pea**. About 33% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Basa

Of every 100 households in Basa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Basa · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****70%**

**92%

Television ****58%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

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 Basa?

■ Basa · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**965

Working population ****62.2%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 56% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (23%) · **■** Marginal 86 (74%)

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 Bhalai

- Dhar220 people
- Bihali215 people
- Malal205 people
- Parchhi201 people
- Panjola180 people
- Gri Jindu178 people
- Gul169 people
- Khilgran165 people

[All 80 villages in Bhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basa?176308
- How far is Basa from Chamba?57 km by road
- What is the population of Basa?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basa in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basa?67.3% (Census 2011)