About Basao Village

Basao is a large village in Itarhi tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,488, made up of 2,351 males and 2,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basao village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Itarhi
Pincode	802129
Area (hectares)	430.1 hectares
Population	4,488
Male Population	2,351
Female Population	2,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basao compares

By the 2011 count Basao is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 430.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Basao

Basao is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basao as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Bara Dih, Barhana, Barkagaon and Baruna. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Basao

As per the Census of India 2011, Basao village had a population of 4,488. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Basao village has 2,351 males and 2,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basao has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Basao is 802129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basao covers 430.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basao falls under Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The census record for Basao notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basao.

Basao is in Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.