# Basolda Village, Sihunta, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sihunta, Chamba 

# Basolda

Basolda is a village in Sihunta sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176207**. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 107 households**, the 26th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 619people (2011)
- 107households
- 73.5%literacy
- 176207PIN code

## Basolda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basolda is 176207.** Basolda falls in Sihunta sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176207
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007677

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

## How far is Basolda from nearby towns?

- Sihunta (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)87 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)42 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 Basolda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Basolda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhulara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Basolda known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 13% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Basolda

Of every 100 households in Basolda in 2011, 99 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basolda · ■ Sihunta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**76%

Use banking services ****94%**

**93%

Television ****69%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Basolda?

■ Basolda · ■ Sihunta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**920

Working population ****31.2%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 64.1% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (17%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 134 (69%) · **■** Marginal 21 (11%)

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 Sihunta

- Syun674 people
- Godhra644 people
- Duppar639 people
- Flarh625 people
- Thulel559 people
- Kasba Sihunta556 people
- Panjla542 people
- Chauntlu536 people

[All 97 villages in Sihunta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/sihunta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basolda?176207
- How far is Basolda from Chamba?87 km by road
- What is the population of Basolda?619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basolda in?Chamba district (Sihunta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basolda?73.5% (Census 2011)