# Basa Balhu Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Basa Balhu

Basa Balhu is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176200**. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 8 households**, the 370th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 48people (2011)
- 8households
- 76.7%literacy
- 176200PIN code

## Basa Balhu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basa Balhu is 176200.** Basa Balhu falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176200
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008632

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

## How far is Basa Balhu from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)51 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)19 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 Balhu?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Basa Balhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Moh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- 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 Balhu known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 17% of the 31 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 Balhu

Of every 100 households in Basa Balhu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basa Balhu · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**65%

Use banking services ****88%**

**94%

Television ****75%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**25%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****12%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balhu?

■ Basa Balhu · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****778**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**826

Working population ****56.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 68.4% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (4%) · **■** Other work 7 (26%) · **■** Marginal 13 (48%)

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

- Sarora54 people
- Ustehar52 people
- Thather50 people
- Khanar49 people
- Baduni47 people
- Ghamal45 people
- Chaunki43 people
- Jhagra Da Ban42 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basa Balhu?176200
- How far is Basa Balhu from Dharmsala?51 km by road
- What is the population of Basa Balhu?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basa Balhu in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basa Balhu?76.7% (Census 2011)