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

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Village · Bali Chowki, Mandi 

# Basut

Basut is a village in Bali Chowki sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175121**. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 71 households**, the 46th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 396people (2011)
- 71households
- 68.9%literacy
- 175121PIN code

## Basut PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code175121
- Community development blockSeraj
- Census village code014967

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

## How far is Basut from nearby towns?

- Bali Chowki (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)79 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)79 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 Basut?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Basut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thachi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Basut known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 46% of the 67 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 Basut

Of every 100 households in Basut in 2011, 77 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basut · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**34%

Tap water ****83%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****17%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Basut?

■ Basut · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**993

Working population ****87.4%**

**74.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 54.5% for women. 90% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 140 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (18%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 125 (36%)

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

- Pandali435 people
- Shainun427 people
- Majaon421 people
- Suketi412 people
- Katwanu391 people
- Pakwana359 people
- Basahan342 people
- Nalwagi332 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 Basut?175121
- How far is Basut from Mandi?79 km by road
- What is the population of Basut?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basut in?Mandi district (Bali Chowki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basut?68.9% (Census 2011)