About Hira Basti Village

Hira Basti is a large village in Hojai tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,282, made up of 1,228 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hira Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hira Basti village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Nagaon
Tehsil	Hojai
Pincode	782435
Area (hectares)	267.3 hectares
Population	2,282
Male Population	1,228
Female Population	1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hira Basti compares

By the 2011 count Hira Basti is the 28th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 267.3 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Hira Basti

Hira Basti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hira Basti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hira Basti from other places

Hira Basti lies about 44 km from Nagaon. 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 Hira Basti
Tehsil headquarters	Hojai	under 2 km
Nearest town	Hojāi	under 2 km
District headquarters	Nagaon	44 km

Villages closest to Hira Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hojai 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 Hira Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Hira Basti village had a population of 2,282. That makes it the 28th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Hira Basti village has 1,228 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hira Basti has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Hira Basti is 782435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hira Basti covers 267.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hira Basti falls under Hojai tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The census record for Hira Basti notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hira Basti.

Hira Basti is about 44 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hira Basti is in Hojai tehsil of Nagaon district. Hojai is about under 2 km away. Hojāi is about under 2 km away. Nagaon is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.