About Basaon Village

Basaon is a large village in Itarhi tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,076, made up of 1,056 males and 1,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.4 hectares hectares.

Basaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Itarhi
Area (hectares)	176.4 hectares
Population	2,076
Male Population	1,056
Female Population	1,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basaon compares

By the 2011 count Basaon is the 20th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 176.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Basaon

Basaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basaon from other places

Basaon lies about 55 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 3.1 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 Basaon
Nearest railway station	Bhabua Road	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itarhi	8.7 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	16 km
District headquarters	Buxar	55 km

Villages closest to Basaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaon village had a population of 2,076. That makes it the 20th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Basaon village has 1,056 males and 1,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaon has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Basaon covers 176.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basaon falls under Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basaon is Bhabua Road, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Basaon.

Basaon is about 55 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaon is in Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district. Bhabua Road is about 3.1 km away. Itarhi is about 8.7 km away. Bhabhua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.