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Basan is a village in Kalsi mandal, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand with a small population of 179 across 33 households. The literacy rate of 60.9% is relatively higher than many other villages. The village is located at 29.524°N, 79.786°E.
By population, Basan ranks #91 of 170 villages in Kalsi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basan એ ઉત્તરાખંડના દેહરાદૂન જિલ્લાના Kalsi તહસીલમાં 179 લોકોની વસ્તી 33 કુટુંબોમાં (વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011) ધરાવતું ગામ છે, જે Kalsi તહસીલના 170 ગામોમાં 91મું મોટું છે. સાક્ષરતા 61% છે, તહસીલ સરેરાશ 59% કરતાં 2 પોઇન્ટ વધુ અને જાતિ પ્રમાણ દર 1,000 પુરુષોએ 845 સ્ત્રીઓ. તે દેહરાદૂન જિલ્લા મથકથી 180 કિમી, નજીકના નગર Kafaraથી 40 કિમી, Kathgodam રેલવે સ્ટેશનથી 37 કિમી આવેલું છે (સીધી રેખાનું અંતર). પિનકોડ 248001 છે, Araghar પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ હેઠળ; LGD ગામ કોડ 44939 છે. નજીકની હોસ્પિટલ Government Hospital, Paharpani, 13 કિમી દૂર. ગામ Chakrata વિધાનસભા મતવિસ્તારમાં આવે છે, ધારાસભ્ય Pritam Singh. 2026માં અંદાજિત વસ્તી 211, 2011 કરતાં 18% વધુ.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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