# Basantpur Village, Jawali, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawali, Kangra 

# Basantpur

Basantpur is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176023**. The 2011 Census counted **336 people in 70 households**, the 110th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 336people (2011)
- 70households
- 77.9%literacy
- 176023PIN code

## Basantpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basantpur is 176023.** Basantpur falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176023
- Community development blockNagrota Surian
- Census village code009162

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

## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns?

- Jawali (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)27 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 Basantpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khairian
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jawali
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mutlahr
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rehan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Basantpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 51% of the 24 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 Basantpur

Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Basantpur · ■ Jawali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**66%

Use banking services ****97%**

**96%

Television ****76%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

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 Basantpur?

■ Basantpur · ■ Jawali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650**

**819

Working population ****35.7%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 64.5% for women. 53% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (32%) · **■** Marginal 80 (67%)

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 Jawali

- Samlana354 people
- Chachian349 people
- Dolba341 people
- Kakroh338 people
- Bakan333 people
- Kaldun319 people
- Sanehr319 people
- Palaura Khas312 people

[All 213 villages in Jawali](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basantpur?176023
- How far is Basantpur from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Basantpur?336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basantpur in?Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?77.9% (Census 2011)