About Basgara Village

Basgara is a large village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,297, made up of 1,697 males and 1,600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basgara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854318
Area (hectares)	314 hectares
Population	3,297
Male Population	1,697
Female Population	1,600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basgara compares

By the 2011 count Basgara is the 39th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Basgara

Basgara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basgara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Basgara from other places

Basgara lies about 27 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 5.5 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 Basgara
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	11 km
District headquarters	Araria	27 km

Villages closest to Basgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basgara village had a population of 3,297. That makes it the 39th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Basgara village has 1,697 males and 1,600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basgara has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Basgara is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basgara covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basgara falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basgara is Gogipothia Halt, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basgara.

Basgara is about 27 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basgara is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 5.5 km away. Forbesganj is about 11 km away. Araria is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.