About Baskola Village

Baskola is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 522 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares.

Baskola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskola village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	985
Male Population	522
Female Population	463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
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 Baskola compares

By the 2011 count Baskola is the 70th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Baskola

Baskola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baskola 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 Baskola from other places

Baskola lies about 36 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Shivanarayanpur, 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 Baskola
Nearest railway station	Shivanarayanpur	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	9.8 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	36 km

Villages closest to Baskola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskola village had a population of 985. That makes it the 70th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Baskola village has 522 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskola has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Baskola covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baskola falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baskola is Shivanarayanpur, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baskola.

Baskola is about 36 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baskola is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Shivanarayanpur is about 4.1 km away. Colgong is about 9.8 km away. Bhagalpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.