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About Basri Village

Basri is a mid sized village in Deo tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 588 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares.

Basri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Deo
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 588
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basri compares

By the 2011 count Basri is the 39th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Basri

Basri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basri from other places

Basri lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 29 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 Basri
Tehsil headquarters Deo 9.0 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 18 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 18 km
Nearest railway station Phesar 29 km

Villages closest to Basri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basri village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 39th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Basri village has 588 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basri has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Basri covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basri falls under Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basri is Phesar, about 29 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Basri.

Basri is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basri is in Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district. Deo is about 9.0 km away. Aurangabad is about 18 km away. Aurangābād is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanda (under 2 km), Haidar Chak (under 2 km) and Bishunpur (under 2 km).

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

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