# Basha Bagain Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/basha-bagain/ Village · Theog, Shimla # Basha Bagain Basha Bagain is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **368 people in 79 households**, the 42nd largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 368people (2011) - 79households - 81.7%literacy - 171220PIN code ## Basha Bagain PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basha Bagain is 171220.** Basha Bagain falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171220 - Community development blockTheog - Census village code025311 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basha Bagain from nearby towns? - Theog (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)49 km by road - Theog (nearest town)17 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 Basha Bagain? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Basha Bagain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○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) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - 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 Basha Bagain known for? The main crops are **vegetables and apple**. About 65% of the 51 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 Basha Bagain Of every 100 households in Basha Bagain in 2011, 94 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Basha Bagain · ■ Theog rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****45%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **47% Tap water ****54%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **51% Use banking services ****70%** **75% Television ****60%** **67% Mobile phone ****79%** **83% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Basha Bagain? ■ Basha Bagain · ■ Theog rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **83.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****450** **908 Working population ****67.1%** **58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 74.6% for women. 64% of men and 71% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 97 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (15%) · **■** Marginal 108 (44%) 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 - Kadeog376 people - Shil Guri375 people - Up Muhal Soie374 people - Malehri370 people - Darghot363 people - Nano358 people - Loli353 people - Barar352 people [All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basha Bagain?171220 - How far is Basha Bagain from Shimla?49 km by road - What is the population of Basha Bagain?368 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basha Bagain in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Basha Bagain?81.7% (Census 2011)