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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Anita
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- LGD code
- 21648
- Pincode
- 173209
- Post office
- Dharampur (Solan)
- Population
- 67
- Households
- 15
- Literacy rate
- 85.1%
- Sex ratio
- 861 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 21
Census 2011 · in context
How Basholu Kalan (690) compares
By population, Basholu Kalan (690) ranks #126 of 205 villages in Kasauli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
85.1%
+8.0% vs mandal average
- Basholu Kalan (690)
- 85.1%
- Kasauli mandal
- 77.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
861
−11 vs mandal average
- Basholu Kalan (690)
- 861
- Kasauli mandal
- 872
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
- Basholu Kalan (690)
- 4.5
- Kasauli mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basholu Kalan (690) at a glance
Basholu Kalan (690) is a village of 67 people in 15 households (Census 2011) in Kasauli tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 126th-largest of 205 villages in Kasauli tehsil. Literacy is 85%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 77% and the sex ratio is 861 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173209, served by Dharampur (Solan) post office; the LGD village code is 21648. The sarpanch is Anita. The population is estimated at 79 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basholu Kalan (690) · this village | 67 | 85% | — |
| Dihari (683) · Kasauli | 310 | 67% | — |
| Kotla (685) · Kasauli | 199 | 78% | — |
| Bhalo (694) · Kasauli | 187 | 80% | — |
| Kanho (696) · Kasauli | 186 | 69% | — |
| Than (695) · Kasauli | 144 | 67% | — |
| Kadon (691) · Kasauli | 129 | 77% | — |
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Key facts — Basholu Kalan (690)
- LGD code
- 21648
- Pincode
- 173209
- Post office
- Dharampur (Solan)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 67
- Population (projected 2026)
- 79
- Households
- 15
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 861
- Literacy rate
- 85.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasauli
- Member of Parliament
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Anita
- Block / Mandal
- Kasauli
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Nalagarh (30.4 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Dispensary, Baruna (30.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bharatgarh (35.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 173209
- Dhar Ki Ber (763)Kasauli mandal2,334 pop
- Dharampur Bathol (768)Kasauli mandal1,732 pop
- Gahi (118)Kasauli mandal1,384 pop
- Siharri Chamaran (770)Kasauli mandal785 pop
- Sihardi Mushlmana (769)Kasauli mandal751 pop
- Koti Khas (128)Kasauli mandal704 pop
- Nandoh (103)Kasauli mandal501 pop
- Thare Ka Thakurdawara (765)Kasauli mandal492 pop
- Sanwara (106)Kasauli mandal455 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Basholu Kalan (690)
Other villages in Kasauli mandal
View all 60+ →- Dhar Ki Ber (763)
- Kasauli (99)
- Dharampur Bathol (768)
- Gahi (118)
- Garkhal (713)
- Siharri Chamaran (770)
- Sihardi Mushlmana (769)
- Koti Khas (128)
- Sanawar (396)
- Datyar Khaas (131)
- Chamiya (4)
- Nandoh (103)
- Thare Ka Thakurdawara (765)
- Sanwara (106)
- Thandu (167)
- Sanawad (104)
- Rado Paind (767)
- Deori (98)
- Dochi (102)
- Masobara (158)
- Nahaun (121)
- Mangoti (105)
- Shilora Khurd (956)
- Dihari (683)
- Chhatera (750)
- Khadog (709)
- Gharsi Kukana (731)
- Hurang (706)
- Samol (719)
- Kathni (743)
- Gulhari (751)
- Uparli Gaongari (473)
- Kathla (699)
- Suji Charjan (117)
- Baniya (3)
- Chabal (715)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)