# Basahara Village, Rampur, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Basahara

Basahara is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172201**. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 100 households**, the 45th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 505people (2011)
- 100households
- 78.3%literacy
- 172201PIN code

## Basahara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basahara is 172201.** Basahara falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172201
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023553

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

## How far is Basahara from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)152 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)20 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 Basahara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Basahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhakri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Basahara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 54% of the 111 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 Basahara

Of every 100 households in Basahara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Basahara · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**40%

Tap water ****85%**

**94%

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

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**43%

Use banking services ****89%**

**90%

Television ****69%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**7%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****95%**

**79%

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 Basahara?

■ Basahara · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**919

Working population ****51.5%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 72.9% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 179 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (11%) · **■** Other work 50 (19%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Rampur

- Shah539 people
- Gaso536 people
- Suru509 people
- Bhagaoht507 people
- Khanewali500 people
- Majhevali500 people
- Karali498 people
- Darkali489 people

[All 220 villages in Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basahara?172201
- How far is Basahara from Shimla?152 km by road
- What is the population of Basahara?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basahara in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basahara?78.3% (Census 2011)