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Bashisht Population - Kullu, Himachal Pradesh

Bashisht is a medium size village located in Manali Tehsil of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh with total 420 families residing. The Bashisht village has population of 1626 of which 920 are males while 706 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bashisht village population of children with age 0-6 is 160 which makes up 9.84 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bashisht village is 767 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Bashisht as per census is 1192, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Bashisht village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Bashisht village was 75.51 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Bashisht Male literacy stands at 84.65 % while female literacy rate was 63.00 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Bashisht village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Bashisht village.

Bashisht Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 420 - -
Population 1,626 920 706
Child (0-6) 160 73 87
Schedule Caste 211 122 89
Schedule Tribe 119 64 55
Literacy 75.51 % 84.65 % 63.00 %
Total Workers 840 632 208
Main Worker 820 - -
Marginal Worker 20 11 9

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.98 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.32 % of total population in Bashisht village.

Work Profile

In Bashisht village out of total population, 840 were engaged in work activities. 97.62 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.38 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 840 workers engaged in Main Work, 281 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.