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Basaura

Chaukhutiya mandal
Pincode 263658
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Basaura observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Basaura

  • Maa Naithanaa Devi Temple · 3.6 km
  • Vriddh Kedar Shiva Temple · 4.0 km

Named places of worship on record

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LGD code
51875
Pincode
263658
Post office
Masi
Population
81
Households
20
Literacy rate
60.5%
Sex ratio
1382 ♀/1000♂
Workers
36
Distance to district centre
16 km
Distance to mandal centre
13 km
Distance to Dehradun
134 km
Distance to Delhi
240 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 47 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Kabdola · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Basaura compares

By population, Basaura ranks #139 of 176 villages in Chaukhutiya mandal.

Literacy rate
%
60.5%
−9.8% vs mandal average
Basaura
60.5%
Chaukhutiya mandal
70.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,382
+85 vs mandal average
Basaura
1,382
Chaukhutiya mandal
1,297
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Basaura
4.1
Chaukhutiya mandal
4.3

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

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Basaura at a glance

Basaura is a village of 81 people in 20 households (Census 2011) in Chaukhutiya tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 139th-largest of 176 villages in Chaukhutiya tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,382 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Almora district centre, 13 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 47 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263658, served by Masi post office; the LGD village code is 51875. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kabdola, 5 km away. The population is estimated at 95 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Basaura · this village8161%
Basaura · Didihat11062%0 km N
Kala Chauna · Chaukhutiya47077%2 km N
Kabdoli · Chaukhutiya23573%2.4 km NE
Simura · Bhikiasain9653%2.3 km W
Rotapani · Syalde12761%2.9 km NW
Masi · Chaukhutiya1,57077%3.2 km N

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Key facts — Basaura

LGD code
51875
Pincode
263658
Post office
Masi
Population (Census 2011)
81
Population (projected 2026)
95
Households
20
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1382
Literacy rate
60.5%
Coordinates
29.78690°N, 79.28123°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Block / Mandal
Chaukhutiya
Getting there

How to reach Basaura

Mandal centre
Chaukhutiya · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 13 km
≈ 26 min by car · 31 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun134 kmcapital
  • Delhi240 km
  • Kolkata1209 km
  • Mumbai1355 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar47 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet21 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kabdola5 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila9 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil21 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry41 km
  • Police stationKotwali Ramnagar46 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Basaura

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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