# Basahu Village, Nihri, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nihri, Mandi 

# Basahu

Basahu is a village in Nihri sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175038**. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 20 households**, the 113th largest of 204 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 117people (2011)
- 20households
- 71.3%literacy
- 175038PIN code

## Basahu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basahu is 175038.** Basahu falls in Nihri sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175038
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code015570

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

## How far is Basahu from nearby towns?

- Nihri (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)62 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)38 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 Basahu?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Basahu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Seri Kothi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Seri Kothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Basahu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 5% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Basahu

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

■ Basahu · ■ Nihri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**48%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**70%

Television ****0%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****65%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basahu?

■ Basahu · ■ Nihri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**964

Working population ****65.0%**

**64.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 73.6% for women. 72% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 44 (58%) · **■** Other work 6 (8%) · **■** Marginal 26 (34%)

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 Nihri

- Gad131 people
- Bahi130 people
- Kutnas125 people
- D.P.F. Churasani123 people
- Ghaindhal117 people
- Katoh Dhar116 people
- Kot112 people
- Ghar Ka Tyana108 people

[All 274 villages in Nihri](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/nihri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basahu?175038
- How far is Basahu from Mandi?62 km by road
- What is the population of Basahu?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basahu in?Mandi district (Nihri sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basahu?71.3% (Census 2011)