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About Basivada Village

Basivada is a mid sized village in Jalumuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 494 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basivada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basivada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Jalumuru
Pincode 532421
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 993
Male Population 494
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basivada compares

By the 2011 count Basivada is the 25th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Basivada

Basivada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basivada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basivada from other places

Basivada lies about 23 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Tilaru, about 4.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Basivada
Nearest railway station Tilaru 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalumuru 5.4 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 5.5 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 23 km

Villages closest to Basivada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalumuru tehsil.

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 Basivada

As per the Census of India 2011, Basivada village had a population of 993. That makes it the 25th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents.

Basivada village has 494 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basivada has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Basivada is 532421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basivada covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basivada falls under Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basivada is Tilaru, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Basivada.

Basivada is about 23 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basivada is in Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Tilaru is about 4.0 km away. Jalumuru is about 5.4 km away. Narasannapeta is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Edulavalasa (under 2 km), Gunduvalasa (1.6 km) and Tekkalipadu (1.6 km).

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

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