# Basa Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Basa

Basa is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176202**. The 2011 Census counted **432 people in 89 households**, the 140th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 432people (2011)
- 89households
- 78.1%literacy
- 176202PIN code

## Basa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basa is 176202.** Basa falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176202
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008340

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?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)76 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)9 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?

8 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Basa known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 60% of the 98 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, 88 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basa · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**51%

Tap water ****91%**

**89%

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

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**65%

Use banking services ****98%**

**94%

Television ****52%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****28%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****676**

**826

Working population ****61.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 70.8% for women. 60% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (17%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 166 (62%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Nurpur

- Ther442 people
- Bariara439 people
- Rapar437 people
- Tartialan436 people
- Bhati432 people
- Moh430 people
- Pail428 people
- Bhungtial426 people

[All 419 villages in Nurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basa?176202
- How far is Basa from Dharmsala?76 km by road
- What is the population of Basa?432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basa in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basa?78.1% (Census 2011)