# Basholu Kalan Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/basholu-kalan/ Village · Kasauli, Solan # Basholu Kalan Basholu Kalan is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173209**. The 2011 Census counted **67 people in 15 households**, the 172nd largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 67people (2011) - 15households - 86.4%literacy - 173209PIN code ## Basholu Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basholu Kalan is 173209.** Basholu Kalan falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173209 - Community development blockDharampur - Census village code021648 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basholu Kalan from nearby towns? - Kasauli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Solan (district HQ)19 km by road - Dagshai (nearest town)2 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 Basholu Kalan? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Basholu Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○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 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 marketunder 5 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 Basholu Kalan known for? The main crops are **tomato, maize and wheat**. About 46% 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 Basholu Kalan Of every 100 households in Basholu Kalan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basholu Kalan · ■ Kasauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****100%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **22% Tap water ****6%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%** **42% Use banking services ****100%** **82% Television ****94%** **75% Mobile phone ****38%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****25%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **10% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****75%** **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 Basholu Kalan? ■ Basholu Kalan · ■ Kasauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%** **84.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861** **826 Working population ****31.3%** **47.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 87.1% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Farm labourers 3 (14%) · **■** Other work 18 (86%) 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 - Katal73 people - Daula Kalan70 people - Dhali68 people - Kaphal Ka Hara68 people - Basholu Khurd67 people - Pathru Uparla66 people - Rani Gaon66 people - Anji Chamaran65 people [All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basholu Kalan?173209 - How far is Basholu Kalan from Solan?19 km by road - What is the population of Basholu Kalan?67 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basholu Kalan in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Basholu Kalan?86.4% (Census 2011)