# Basawal Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Basawal

Basawal is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173209**. The 2011 Census counted **53 people in 9 households**, the 194th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 53people (2011)
- 9households
- 92.2%literacy
- 173209PIN code

## Basawal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basawal is 173209.** Basawal falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173209
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021672

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

## How far is Basawal from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)19 km by road
- Dagshai (nearest town)3 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 Basawal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Basawal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhara Ka Kach
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dharmpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garkhal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Basawal known for?

The main crops are **tomato, wheat and maize**. About 20% of the 10 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 Basawal

Of every 100 households in Basawal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basawal · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****44%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****100%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**15%

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

**10%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**60%

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 Basawal?

■ Basawal · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**826

Working population ****35.8%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 88.5% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (5%) · **■** Other work 15 (79%)

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 Kasauli

- Shawar56 people
- Jakh54 people
- Satrol54 people
- Shai54 people
- Sadiyana53 people
- Sanohol53 people
- Bhatka Gaon52 people
- Gharti Khurd51 people

[All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basawal?173209
- How far is Basawal from Solan?19 km by road
- What is the population of Basawal?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basawal in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basawal?92.2% (Census 2011)