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About Basbari Village

Basbari is a mid sized village in Kokrajhar tehsil, in the district of Chirang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 346 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 491 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares.

Basbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basbari village
Description Value
State Assam
District Chirang
Tehsil Kokrajhar
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 346
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 491
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basbari compares

By the 2011 count Basbari is the 140th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Basbari

Basbari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basbari as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basbari from other places

Basbari lies about 59 km from Chirang, and the nearest railway station is Gossaigaon Hat, about 2.0 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 Basbari
Nearest railway station Gossaigaon Hat 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokrajhar 28 km
District headquarters Chirang 59 km

Villages closest to Basbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basbari village had a population of 516. That makes it the 140th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Basbari village has 346 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basbari has about 491 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Basbari covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basbari falls under Kokrajhar tehsil of Chirang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Basbari is Gossaigaon Hat, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basbari.

Basbari is about 59 km from Chirang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basbari is in Kokrajhar tehsil of Chirang district. Gossaigaon Hat is about 2.0 km away. Kokrajhar is about 28 km away. Chirang is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dologaon (2.0 km), Bhatipara (2.2 km) and Habrubari (2.8 km).

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

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