# Basu Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Basu

Basu is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173229**. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 49 households**, the 60th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 261people (2011)
- 49households
- 87.1%literacy
- 173229PIN code

## Basu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basu is 173229.** Basu falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173229
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022815

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

## How far is Basu from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)71 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)36 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 Basu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vasani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- 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 Basu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 15% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Basu

Of every 100 households in Basu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basu · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**22%

Tap water ****74%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**28%

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

**16%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****54%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Basu?

■ Basu · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****77.4%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 77.9% for women. 77% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 121 (60%) · **■** Other work 17 (8%) · **■** Marginal 64 (32%)

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 Pachhad

- Sarol Bashech272 people
- Dhar Chimlwa266 people
- Ajga262 people
- Bari Bhun Padahan262 people
- Nali Gussan261 people
- Uphar253 people
- Rishtar Panwa251 people
- Tikar251 people

[All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basu?173229
- How far is Basu from Nahan?71 km by road
- What is the population of Basu?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basu in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basu?87.1% (Census 2011)