# Basa Mahog Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Basa Mahog

Basa Mahog is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **162 people in 35 households**, the 208th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 162people (2011)
- 35households
- 74.5%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Basa Mahog PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basa Mahog is 171201.** Basa Mahog falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025050

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

## How far is Basa Mahog from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)40 km by road
- Theog (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 Basa Mahog?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hati
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Theog
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Basa Mahog known for?

The main crops are **apple and vegetables**. About 41% of the 63 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 Basa Mahog

Of every 100 households in Basa Mahog in 2011, 100 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Basa Mahog · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**47%

Tap water ****62%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**48%

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

**51%

Use banking services ****76%**

**75%

Television ****69%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**8%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****83%**

**88%

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 Basa Mahog?

■ Basa Mahog · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**908

Working population ****63.6%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 70.7% for women. 69% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 52 (50%)

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 Theog

- Kiar167 people
- Chundi166 people
- Up Muhal Sharamltu165 people
- Bishri163 people
- Chamhech162 people
- Kiara159 people
- Rajpura159 people
- Up Muhal Nagpur158 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basa Mahog?171201
- How far is Basa Mahog from Shimla?40 km by road
- What is the population of Basa Mahog?162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basa Mahog in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basa Mahog?74.5% (Census 2011)