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About Basaura Village

Basaura is a mid sized village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 303 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares.

Basaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 303
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basaura compares

By the 2011 count Basaura is the 117th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Basaura

Basaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basaura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basaura from other places

Basaura lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 18 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 Basaura
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 4.4 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 18 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 19 km

Villages closest to Basaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaura village had a population of 586. That makes it the 117th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Basaura village has 303 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaura has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Basaura covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basaura falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basaura is Barkisalaiya, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Basaura.

Basaura is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaura is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 4.4 km away. Nabīnagar is about 15 km away. Barkisalaiya 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 Mitarsenpur (under 2 km), Erka (under 2 km) and Barheta (under 2 km).

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

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