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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Basahat Parala

Basahat Parala is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **38 people in 9 households**, the 389th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 38people (2011)
- 9households
- 74.3%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Basahat Parala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025080

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

## How far is Basahat Parala from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)43 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)11 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 Parala?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Basahat Parala; 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 · Sanai
- ○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 Parala known for?

The main crops are **apple and vegetables**. About 23% of the 13 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 Parala

Of every 100 households in Basahat Parala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basahat Parala · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**22%

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

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**51%

Use banking services ****89%**

**75%

Television ****67%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Parala?

■ Basahat Parala · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****727**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**908

Working population ****76.3%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 73.3% for women. 73% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (7%) · **■** Other work 2 (7%) · **■** Marginal 25 (86%)

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

- Kufar Jeta40 people
- Janol39 people
- Up Muhal Kambal39 people
- Bagra38 people
- Bhalai38 people
- Majhogra38 people
- Up Muhal Rikhta38 people
- Chalaog37 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basahat Parala?171220
- How far is Basahat Parala from Shimla?43 km by road
- What is the population of Basahat Parala?38 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basahat Parala in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basahat Parala?74.3% (Census 2011)