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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Bassa

Bassa is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176201**. The 2011 Census counted **238 people in 50 households**, the 219th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 238people (2011)
- 50households
- 92.8%literacy
- 176201PIN code

## Bassa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bassa is 176201.** Bassa falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176201
- Community development blockIndora
- Census village code008364

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

## How far is Bassa from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)20 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 Bassa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gangath
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells 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 Bassa known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 41% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Bassa

Of every 100 households in Bassa in 2011, 98 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bassa · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**51%

Tap water ****88%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**65%

Use banking services ****96%**

**94%

Television ****90%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Bassa?

■ Bassa · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1288**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**826

Working population ****52.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 91.6% for women. 44% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (28%) · **■** Marginal 76 (61%)

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

- Kuther248 people
- Khajian246 people
- Saglot241 people
- Chachrehr239 people
- Tarah Chamaran233 people
- Dhar Bhuli229 people
- Niar229 people
- Baruhi227 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bassa?176201
- How far is Bassa from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bassa?238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bassa in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bassa?92.8% (Census 2011)