# Basra Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Basra

Basra is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **185 people in 29 households**, the 80th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 185people (2011)
- 29households
- 75.2%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Basra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basra is 171210.** Basra falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025910

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

## How far is Basra from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)146 km by road
- Chaupal (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 Basra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tikri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 wateruntreated 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 Basra known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 58% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Basra

Of every 100 households in Basra in 2011, 83 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basra · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**55%

Tap water ****96%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**25%

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

**26%

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

**72%

Use banking services ****72%**

**79%

Television ****17%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****34%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Basra?

■ Basra · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**73.1%

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

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****85.4%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 65.8% for women. 86% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 148 (94%) · **■** Marginal 10 (6%)

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 Nerua

- Poran190 people
- Up Mahal Kandal189 people
- D.P.F. Gaoncha188 people
- Up Mahal Chilrana186 people
- Shiran184 people
- Up Mahal Bharmana182 people
- Shakrana180 people
- Janog179 people

[All 247 villages in Nerua](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basra?171210
- How far is Basra from Shimla?146 km by road
- What is the population of Basra?185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basra in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basra?75.2% (Census 2011)