# Bara Basot Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/bara-basot/ Village · Nalagarh, Solan # Bara Basot Bara Basot is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 123 households**, the 46th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 668people (2011) - 123households - 71.4%literacy - 174101PIN code ## Bara Basot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bara Basot is 174101.** Bara Basot falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code174101 - Community development blockNalagarh - Census village code020899 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bara Basot from nearby towns? - Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Solan (district HQ)114 km by road - Nalagarh (nearest town)15 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 Bara Basot? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Basot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dabhota - ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalagarh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bara Basot known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 24% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Bara Basot Of every 100 households in Bara Basot in 2011, 97 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Bara Basot · ■ Nalagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****21%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **51% Tap water ****94%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **66% Use banking services ****97%** **82% Television ****78%** **74% Mobile phone ****59%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****59%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **11% None of these assets ****11%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **84% 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 Bara Basot? ■ Bara Basot · ■ Nalagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **885 Working population ****53.0%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (26%) · **■** Marginal 230 (65%) 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 Nalagarh - Nangal Dhakka712 people - Musewal698 people - Khera Uperla678 people - Baihli673 people - Palli668 people - Majra665 people - Kotla Kalan646 people - Palasi Kalan645 people [All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bara Basot?174101 - How far is Bara Basot from Solan?114 km by road - What is the population of Bara Basot?668 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara Basot in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bara Basot?71.4% (Census 2011)