About Basaithi Village

Basaithi is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,579, made up of 7,049 males and 6,530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1436 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basaithi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaithi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Pincode	854312
Area (hectares)	1436 hectares
Population	13,579
Male Population	7,049
Female Population	6,530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basaithi compares

By the 2011 count Basaithi is the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 1436 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Basaithi

Basaithi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basaithi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Basaithi from other places

Basaithi lies about 22 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 14 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 Basaithi
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	11 km
Nearest railway station	Arariya	14 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi	21 km
District headquarters	Araria	22 km

Villages closest to Basaithi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaithi village had a population of 13,579. That makes it the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Basaithi village has 7,049 males and 6,530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaithi has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Basaithi is 854312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basaithi covers 1436 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basaithi falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basaithi is Arariya, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basaithi.

Basaithi is about 22 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaithi is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 11 km away. Arariya is about 14 km away. Banmankhi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.