# Basahat Palana Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Basahat Palana

Basahat Palana is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **49 people in 8 households**, the 364th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 49people (2011)
- 8households
- 72.1%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Basahat Palana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basahat Palana is 171220.** Basahat Palana falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025078

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

## How far is Basahat Palana from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)45 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)13 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 Basahat Palana?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Basahat Palana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bagain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Basahat Palana known for?

The main crops are **apple and vegetables**. About 8% of the 67 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 Basahat Palana

Of every 100 households in Basahat Palana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Basahat Palana · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**22%

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

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**51%

Use banking services ****80%**

**75%

Television ****40%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**2%

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

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 Basahat Palana?

■ Basahat Palana · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**960

Working population ****57.1%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 65.2% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 6 (21%) · **■** Marginal 22 (79%)

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

- Rishaili53 people
- Up Muhal Teer53 people
- Jangal Lakhoti51 people
- Jangal Kolu Nala50 people
- Durgaut49 people
- Dabrog48 people
- Dipra48 people
- Jangal Narainti47 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basahat Palana?171220
- How far is Basahat Palana from Shimla?45 km by road
- What is the population of Basahat Palana?49 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basahat Palana in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basahat Palana?72.1% (Census 2011)