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Basholu Khurd (688)

बशोलू खुर्द (688)
Kasauli mandal
Pincode 173209
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Basholu Khurd (688) observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Himachal Pradesh.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Himachal Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Anita
Contact: 86****3819
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LGD code
21647
Pincode
173209
Post office
Dharampur (Solan)
Population
67
Households
12
Literacy rate
79.1%
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000♂
Workers
24
Census 2011 · in context

How Basholu Khurd (688) compares

By population, Basholu Khurd (688) ranks #126 of 205 villages in Kasauli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
79.1%
+2.0% vs mandal average
Basholu Khurd (688)79.1%
Kasauli mandal77.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
971
+99 vs mandal average
Basholu Khurd (688)971
Kasauli mandal872
Household size
people per home
5.6
+1.1 vs mandal average
Basholu Khurd (688)5.6
Kasauli mandal4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Basholu Khurd (688) at a glance

Basholu Khurd (688) is a village of 67 people in 12 households (Census 2011) in Kasauli tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 126th-largest of 205 villages in Kasauli tehsil. Literacy is 79%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 77% and the sex ratio is 971 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173209, served by Dharampur (Solan) post office; the LGD village code is 21647. The sarpanch is Anita. The population is estimated at 79 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Basholu Khurd (688)

LGD code
21647
Pincode
173209
Post office
Dharampur (Solan)
Population (Census 2011)
67
Population (projected 2026)
79
Households
12
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
971
Literacy rate
79.1%
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)
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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