# Basmol Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Basmol

Basmol is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 23 households**, the 223rd largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 146people (2011)
- 23households
- 81.1%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Basmol PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025075

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

## How far is Basmol from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)52 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)19 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 Basmol?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kamanah
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bagain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Basmol known for?

The main crops are **apple and wheat**. About 11% of the 98 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 Basmol

Of every 100 households in Basmol in 2011, 100 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Basmol · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**51%

Use banking services ****100%**

**75%

Television ****59%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Basmol?

■ Basmol · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**908

Working population ****52.7%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 70.6% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (22%) · **■** Marginal 59 (77%)

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

- Dhanaut150 people
- Dhali149 people
- Shili Mehla148 people
- Parhain147 people
- Up Muhal Mandal146 people
- Chatog145 people
- Helai145 people
- Up Muhal Tikkar145 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basmol?171220
- How far is Basmol from Shimla?52 km by road
- What is the population of Basmol?146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basmol in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basmol?81.1% (Census 2011)