About Basula Village

Basula is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 40 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basula village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Peda Bayalu
Pincode	531040
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	104
Male Population	40
Female Population	64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,600
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basula compares

By the 2011 count Basula is the 163rd largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Basula

Basula is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Basula as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Basula from other places

Basula lies about 109 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 33 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 Basula
Nearest railway station	Darliput	33 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peda Bayalu	33 km
Nearest town	Malakanagiri	58 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	109 km

Villages closest to Basula

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

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Common questions about Basula

As per the Census of India 2011, Basula village had a population of 104. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Basula village has 40 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basula has about 1600 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1087.

The pincode recorded for Basula is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basula covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basula falls under Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basula is Darliput, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basula.

Basula is about 109 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basula is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Darliput is about 33 km away. Peda Bayalu is about 33 km away. Malakanagiri is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.