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About Basivalasa Village

Basivalasa is a mid sized village in Narasannapeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 309 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basivalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basivalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Narasannapeta
Pincode 532425
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 309
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basivalasa compares

By the 2011 count Basivalasa is the 27th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Basivalasa

Basivalasa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Basivalasa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basivalasa from other places

Basivalasa lies about 18 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Urlam, about 1.9 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 Basivalasa
Nearest railway station Urlam 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Narasannapeta 4.3 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 18 km

Villages closest to Basivalasa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narasannapeta 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 Basivalasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Basivalasa village had a population of 625. That makes it the 27th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Basivalasa village has 309 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basivalasa has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1041.

The pincode recorded for Basivalasa is 532425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basivalasa covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basivalasa falls under Narasannapeta tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basivalasa is Urlam, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Basivalasa is about 18 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basivalasa is in Narasannapeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Urlam is about 1.9 km away. Narasannapeta is about 4.3 km away. Srikakulam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ampalam (under 2 km), Kuddam (1.7 km) and Urlam (1.8 km).

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

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