# Basantpur Village, Seoni, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/seoni/basantpur/ Village · Seoni, Shimla # Basantpur Basantpur is a village in Seoni sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171018**. The 2011 Census counted **644 people in 155 households**, the 3rd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 644people (2011) - 155households - 91.2%literacy - 171018PIN code ## Basantpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basantpur is 171018.** Basantpur falls in Seoni sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171018 - Community development blockBasantpur - Census village code024111 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basantpur from nearby towns? - Seoni (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)40 km by road - Seoni (nearest town)9 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 Basantpur? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Basantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 Basantpur known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 22% 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 Basantpur Of every 100 households in Basantpur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Basantpur · ■ Seoni rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **99% Toilet within the home ****99%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **10% Tap water ****100%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **82% Use banking services ****86%** **87% Television ****83%** **75% Mobile phone ****84%** **77% Computer with internet ****10%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **5% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****82%** **96% 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 Basantpur? ■ Basantpur · ■ Seoni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%** **85.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853** **959 Working population ****56.1%** **60.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 90.2% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 144 (40%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Seoni - Gadheri687 people - Dharogra677 people - Sandoa566 people - Shakrori563 people - Mandhor451 people - Domehar395 people [All 235 villages in Seoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/seoni/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basantpur?171018 - How far is Basantpur from Shimla?40 km by road - What is the population of Basantpur?644 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basantpur in?Shimla district (Seoni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Basantpur?91.2% (Census 2011)