# Basnur Khas Village, Shahpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/basnur-khas/ Village · Shahpur, Kangra # Basnur Khas Basnur Khas is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176208**. The 2011 Census counted **1,057 people in 241 households**, the 10th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%. - 1,057people (2011) - 241households - 89.8%literacy - 176208PIN code ## Basnur Khas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basnur Khas is 176208.** Basnur Khas falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176208 - Community development blockRait - Census village code009420 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basnur Khas from nearby towns? - Shahpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)20 km by road - Kangra (nearest town)18 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 Basnur Khas? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Basnur Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rait - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Basnur Khas known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 68% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Basnur Khas Of every 100 households in Basnur Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Basnur Khas · ■ Shahpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****52%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **51% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **50% Use banking services ****78%** **94% Television ****81%** **78% Mobile phone ****68%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Basnur Khas? ■ Basnur Khas · ■ Shahpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%** **83.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741** **911 Working population ****29.1%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.1% for men and 84.8% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 15 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 60 (19%) · **■** Marginal 225 (73%) 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 Shahpur - Dudhamb Khas1,461 people - Sakou1,134 people - Kanol1,094 people - Chori-Dudhamb1,085 people - Gorda1,035 people - Tharu998 people - Rajol960 people - Makroti946 people [All 160 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basnur Khas?176208 - How far is Basnur Khas from Dharmsala?20 km by road - What is the population of Basnur Khas?1,057 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basnur Khas in?Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Basnur Khas?89.8% (Census 2011)