# Basahan Village, Bali Chowki, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bali Chowki, Mandi 

# Basahan

Basahan is a village in Bali Chowki sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175121**. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 52 households**, the 49th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 342people (2011)
- 52households
- 78.1%literacy
- 175121PIN code

## Basahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basahan is 175121.** Basahan falls in Bali Chowki sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175121
- Community development blockSeraj
- Census village code014900

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

## How far is Basahan from nearby towns?

- Bali Chowki (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)46 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)46 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 Basahan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Basahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bali Chowki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Basahan known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 14% of the 142 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 Basahan

Of every 100 households in Basahan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Basahan · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**34%

Tap water ****93%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**95%

Use banking services ****86%**

**90%

Television ****69%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**29%

Own their home ****91%**

**97%

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 Basahan?

■ Basahan · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****367**

**993

Working population ****77.2%**

**74.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 63.5% for women. 76% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 76 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (8%) · **■** Marginal 167 (63%)

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 Bali Chowki

- Suketi412 people
- Basut396 people
- Katwanu391 people
- Pakwana359 people
- Nalwagi332 people
- Bung329 people
- Lot327 people
- Awarli Kareri326 people

[All 156 villages in Bali Chowki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/bali-chowki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basahan?175121
- How far is Basahan from Mandi?46 km by road
- What is the population of Basahan?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basahan in?Mandi district (Bali Chowki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basahan?78.1% (Census 2011)