# Bashisht Village, Manali, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Manali, Kullu 

# Bashisht

Bashisht is a village in Manali sub-district of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,626 people in 420 households**, the 5th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 1,626people (2011)
- 420households
- 75.5%literacy
- 175103PIN code

## Bashisht PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bashisht is 175103.** Bashisht falls in Manali sub-district, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175103
- Community development blockNaggar
- Census village code012669

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

## How far is Bashisht from nearby towns?

- Manali (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kullu (district HQ)43 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)3 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 Bashisht?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bashisht; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kullu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shamshi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Bashisht known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include blanket and carpet. About 50% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Bashisht

Of every 100 households in Bashisht in 2011, 97 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Bashisht · ■ Manali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**32%

Tap water ****81%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**30%

Use banking services ****78%**

**87%

Television ****76%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**16%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****64%**

**71%

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 Bashisht?

■ Bashisht · ■ Manali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****767**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192**

**945

Working population ****51.7%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 63.0% for women. 69% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 281 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 506 (60%) · **■** Marginal 20 (2%)

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 Manali

- Up Muhal Syal2,132 people
- Muhal Bari2,100 people
- Badgran1,771 people
- Muhal Jagatsukh1,719 people
- Up Muhal Aleu1,625 people
- Up Muhal Bahang1,567 people
- Muhal Buruwa1,294 people
- Up Muhal Chachoga1,256 people

[All 75 villages in Manali](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/manali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bashisht?175103
- How far is Bashisht from Kullu?43 km by road
- What is the population of Bashisht?1,626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bashisht in?Kullu district (Manali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bashisht?75.5% (Census 2011)
