# Bashol Village, Shimla, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shimla, Shimla 

# Bashol

Bashol is a village in Shimla sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171011**. The 2011 Census counted **80 people in 13 households**, the 301st largest of 540 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 80people (2011)
- 13households
- 83.6%literacy
- 171011PIN code

## Bashol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bashol is 171011.** Bashol falls in Shimla sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171011
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024328

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

## How far is Bashol from nearby towns?

- Shimla (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)22 km by road
- Jutogh (nearest town)12 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 Bashol?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bashol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shakrah
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shakrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Bashol known for?

The main crops are **wheat, barley and maize**. About 23% of the 28 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 Bashol

Of every 100 households in Bashol in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bashol · ■ Shimla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**11%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**50%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****100%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**76%

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 Bashol?

■ Bashol · ■ Shimla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**950

Working population ****53.8%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 73.7% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 28 (65%) · **■** Other work 15 (35%)

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 Shimla

- Bagna Khurd82 people
- Shahach82 people
- Chharabra81 people
- Kalali81 people
- Rug80 people
- Tapakari79 people
- Binchar78 people
- Mawari78 people

[All 600 villages in Shimla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/shimla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bashol?171011
- How far is Bashol from Shimla?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bashol?80 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bashol in?Shimla district (Shimla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bashol?83.6% (Census 2011)