About Basauri Village

Basauri is a large village in Tarari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,198, made up of 1,151 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares.

Basauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basauri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Tarari
Area (hectares)	252 hectares
Population	2,198
Male Population	1,151
Female Population	1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basauri compares

By the 2011 count Basauri is the 28th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents. Its 252 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 920.

Getting to Basauri

Basauri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basauri 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 Basauri from other places

Basauri lies about 18 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 15 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 Basauri
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarari	18 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	18 km

Villages closest to Basauri

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 Basauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Basauri village had a population of 2,198. That makes it the 28th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents.

Basauri village has 1,151 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basauri has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Basauri covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basauri falls under Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basauri is Pawakhali, about 15 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 Basauri.

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

Basauri is in Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bahādurganj is about 3.7 km away. Pawakhali is about 15 km away. Tarari is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.