About Basgara Village

Basgara is a mid sized village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 274 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Basgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basgara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	545
Male Population	274
Female Population	271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 77th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

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 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 18 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 4.1 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	Haldita Bihar	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	18 km
Nearest town	Arāria	18 km

Villages closest to Basgara

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 Basgara

As per the Census of India 2011, Basgara village had a population of 545. That makes it the 77th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Basgara village has 274 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basgara has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Basgara covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basgara falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basgara is Haldita Bihar, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basgara.

Basgara is about 18 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 Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Haldita Bihar is about 4.1 km away. Raniganj is about 12 km away. Araria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.