Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Basa Basa is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176028. The 2011 Census counted 254 people in 54 households, the 153rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 254 people (2011) - 54 households - 84.8% literacy - 176028 PIN code ## Basa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Basa is 176028. Basa falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176028 - Community development block Dera - Census village code 010326 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Basa from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 50 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Basa? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Basa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Haripur - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Haripur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Basa known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 26% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Basa Of every 100 households in Basa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Basa · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 54% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 46% 34% - Tap water 100% 89% - Drinking water within premises 53% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 62% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 38% 69% - Use banking services 98% 95% - Television 80% 78% - Mobile phone 89% 71% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 18% 18% - Car / jeep / van 2% 5% - None of these assets 7% 8% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Basa? ■ Basa · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.8% 87.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1048 1067 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 890 - Working population 38.6% 55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 79.7% for women. 53% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 48 (49%) · ■ Marginal 49 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur - Bhati 258 people - Chharol Arli 257 people - Barota 256 people - Thakar Doara 255 people - Basi 254 people - Sukehr 245 people - Sihoti Khurd 242 people - Gher 239 people All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basa? 176028 - How far is Basa from Dharmsala? 50 km by road - What is the population of Basa? 254 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basa in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Basa? 84.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/basa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.