# Basharang Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Basharang

Basharang is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **8 people in 3 households**, the 81st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 8people (2011)
- 3households
- 75.0%literacy
- 172115PIN code

## Basharang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basharang is 172115.** Basharang falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172115
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027095

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

## How far is Basharang from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)86 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)69 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 Basharang?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chhota Kamba
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhota Kamba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Basharang known for?

The main crops are **apple, ogla and wheat**. About 6% of the 112 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 Basharang

Of every 100 households in Basharang in 2011, 100 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basharang · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**39%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****67%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**11%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**69%

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 Basharang?

■ Basharang · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1667**

**790

Working population ****75.0%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 80.0% for women. 67% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 5 (83%) · **■** Other work 1 (17%)

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 Nichar

- D.P.F.-7812 people
- Tikrang11 people
- Paring Khor10 people
- D.P.F.-86 A9 people
- D.P.F.Chhota Kamba Doyam C-968 people
- D.P.F.C-926 people
- Nainsaring6 people
- Chhirem4 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basharang?172115
- How far is Basharang from Reckong Peo?86 km by road
- What is the population of Basharang?8 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basharang in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basharang?75.0% (Census 2011)