About Basra Village

Basra is a mid sized village in Tarari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 507 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Tarari
Pincode	802222
Area (hectares)	93 hectares
Population	963
Male Population	507
Female Population	456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basra compares

By the 2011 count Basra is the 60th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Basra

Basra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Basra from other places

Basra lies about 31 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 Basra
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	6.7 km
Nearest town	Arāria	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarari	31 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	31 km

Villages closest to Basra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basra village had a population of 963. That makes it the 60th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents.

Basra village has 507 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basra has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Basra is 802222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basra covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basra falls under Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basra is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 village for Basra.

Basra is about 31 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basra is in Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kusiargaon is about 6.7 km away. Arāria is about 11 km away. Tarari is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.