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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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.
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- LGD code
- 44939
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population
- 179
- Households
- 33
- Literacy rate
- 60.9%
- Sex ratio
- 845 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 56
- Distance to district centre
- 180 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 211 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 191 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 270 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kathgodam · 37 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Paharpani · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Basan compares
By population, Basan ranks #91 of 170 villages in Kalsi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.9%
+1.9% vs mandal average
- Basan
- 60.9%
- Kalsi mandal
- 59.0%
- Dehradun district
- 74.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
845
−60 vs mandal average
- Basan
- 845
- Kalsi mandal
- 905
Household size
people per home
5.4
−2.0 vs mandal average
- Basan
- 5.4
- Kalsi mandal
- 7.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basan at a glance
Basan is a village of 179 people in 33 households (Census 2011) in Kalsi tehsil, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, the 91st-largest of 170 villages in Kalsi tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 845 women per 1,000 men. It lies 180 km from the Dehradun district centre, 40 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 37 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 248001, served by Araghar post office; the LGD village code is 44939. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Paharpani, 13 km away. The village votes in Chakrata assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pritam Singh. The population is estimated at 211 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Basan
- LGD code
- 44939
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 179
- Population (projected 2026)
- 211
- Households
- 33
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 845
- Literacy rate
- 60.9%
- Coordinates
- 29.52356°N, 79.78568°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tehri Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chakrata
- Member of Parliament
- Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pritam Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Kalsi
Getting there
How to reach Basan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun191 kmcapital
- Delhi270 km
- Kolkata1153 km
- Mumbai1356 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKathgodam37 km
- Bus stopJeep Stop15 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Paharpani13 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank29 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil15 km
- CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda34 km
- Police stationThana Bhimtal30 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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