# Basha Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Basha

Basha is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 83 households**, the 13th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 437people (2011)
- 83households
- 86.7%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Basha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basha is 173215.** Basha falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022420

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

## How far is Basha from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)24 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Basha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shoghi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 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 Basha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 11% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Basha

Of every 100 households in Basha in 2011, 99 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basha · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**18%

Tap water ****87%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**63%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****81%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****93%**

**80%

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?

■ Basha · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**917

Working population ****63.8%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 80.5% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 152 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 68 (24%) · **■** Marginal 51 (18%)

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 Kandaghat

- Damehr616 people
- Chohra563 people
- Bhuinra503 people
- Banjni445 people
- Up Mohal Dhali434 people
- Satrol423 people
- Chhaosha417 people
- Dawanti408 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basha?173215
- How far is Basha from Solan?35 km by road
- What is the population of Basha?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basha in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basha?86.7% (Census 2011)