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About Basundhari Than Village

Basundhari Than is a small village in Raha tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 109 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basundhari Than Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basundhari Than village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Raha
Pincode 782103
Area (hectares) 99.8 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 109
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basundhari Than compares

By the 2011 count Basundhari Than is the 115th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 99.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Basundhari Than

Basundhari Than 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 Basundhari Than 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 Basundhari Than from other places

Basundhari Than lies about 25 km from Nagaon, and the nearest railway station is Chaparmukh Junction, about 3.6 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 Basundhari Than
Nearest railway station Chaparmukh Junction 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Raha 6.9 km
Nearest town Morigaon 19 km
District headquarters Nagaon 25 km

Villages closest to Basundhari Than

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raha 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 Basundhari Than

As per the Census of India 2011, Basundhari Than village had a population of 204. That makes it the 115th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Basundhari Than village has 109 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basundhari Than has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Basundhari Than is 782103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basundhari Than covers 99.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basundhari Than falls under Raha tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Basundhari Than is Chaparmukh Junction, about 3.6 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 Basundhari Than.

Basundhari Than is about 25 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basundhari Than is in Raha tehsil of Nagaon district. Chaparmukh Junction is about 3.6 km away. Raha is about 6.9 km away. Morigaon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalimbari Gaon (2.8 km), Dalimbari Grant (2.8 km) and Chaparmukh Gaon (3.6 km).

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

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