# Basant Pura Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nalagarh, Solan 

# Basant Pura

Basant Pura is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **64 people in 11 households**, the 247th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 64people (2011)
- 11households
- 78.9%literacy
- 174101PIN code

## Basant Pura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Basant Pura is 174101.** Basant Pura falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174101
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020848

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

## How far is Basant Pura from nearby towns?

- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)79 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town)17 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 Basant Pura?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Basant Pura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jogho
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jogho
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Basant Pura known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 10% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Basant Pura

Of every 100 households in Basant Pura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Basant Pura · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**59%

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

**28%

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

**66%

Use banking services ****91%**

**82%

Television ****91%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**11%

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

**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 Basant Pura?

■ Basant Pura · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**885

Working population ****31.2%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 61.5% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 15 (75%) · **■** Other work 5 (25%)

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

- Galot71 people
- Pokhari71 people
- Bhumian70 people
- Behndu68 people
- Bukhari Da Ghat63 people
- Bal59 people
- Kheri57 people
- Khobla57 people

[All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Basant Pura?174101
- How far is Basant Pura from Solan?79 km by road
- What is the population of Basant Pura?64 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basant Pura in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basant Pura?78.9% (Census 2011)