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About Muslim Basti Village

Muslim Basti is a small village in Ferrargunj tehsil, in the district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 184 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.09 hectares hectares.

Muslim Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muslim Basti village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District South Andaman
Tehsil Ferrargunj
Area (hectares) 298.09 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 184
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muslim Basti compares

By the 2011 count Muslim Basti is the 40th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 298.09 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Muslim Basti

Muslim Basti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muslim Basti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mile Tilek, Mithakhari, Mohwa Dera and Mount Harriet. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Muslim Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Muslim Basti village had a population of 343. That makes it the 40th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Muslim Basti village has 184 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muslim Basti has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

Muslim Basti covers 298.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Muslim Basti falls under Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The census record for Muslim Basti notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Muslim Basti.

Muslim Basti is in Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Muslim Basti today is likely to be higher.

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