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

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Basa

Basa is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **123 people in 21 households**, the 89th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 123people (2011)
- 21households
- 79.4%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Basa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basa is 176302.** Basa falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007368

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?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)37 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)12 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 barley**. About 22% of the 81 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, 70 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Basa · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**63%

Use banking services ****85%**

**89%

Television ****80%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1412**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1625**

**937

Working population ****69.9%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 72.9% for women. 76% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (21%) · **■** Marginal 50 (58%)

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 Dalhousie

- Janoli131 people
- Sanjpoi127 people
- Chaunka126 people
- Kasba Bathri125 people
- Chatryara122 people
- Dhunera120 people
- Kharira120 people
- Chauhra119 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basa?176302
- How far is Basa from Chamba?37 km by road
- What is the population of Basa?123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basa in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basa?79.4% (Census 2011)