About Bastikia Village

Bastikia is a small village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 201 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares.

Bastikia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastikia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	29 hectares
Population	351
Male Population	201
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	746
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bastikia compares

By the 2011 count Bastikia is the 109th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bastikia

Bastikia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bastikia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bastikia from other places

Bastikia lies about 28 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, 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 Bastikia
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	14 km
Nearest town	Colgong	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	28 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	28 km

Villages closest to Bastikia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastikia village had a population of 351. That makes it the 109th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Bastikia village has 201 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastikia has about 746 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Bastikia covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bastikia falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bastikia is Ghogha, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bastikia.

Bastikia is about 28 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastikia is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 14 km away. Colgong is about 20 km away. Sonhaula is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.