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About Basuli Village

Basuli is a mid sized village in Gora Bauram tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 694 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basuli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Gora Bauram
Pincode 847427
Area (hectares) 138.01 hectares
Population 1,337
Male Population 694
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basuli compares

By the 2011 count Basuli is the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents. Its 138.01 hectares work out to about 9.7 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 Basuli

Basuli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Basuli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basuli from other places

Basuli lies about 42 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 11 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 Basuli
Tehsil headquarters Gora Bauram 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 11 km
Nearest town Benipur 15 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 42 km

Villages closest to Basuli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gora Bauram 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.

Common questions about Basuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Basuli village had a population of 1,337. That makes it the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents.

Basuli village has 694 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basuli has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Basuli is 847427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basuli covers 138.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basuli falls under Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basuli is Biraul, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Basuli is about 42 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basuli is in Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district. Gora Bauram is about 6.5 km away. Biraul is about 11 km away. Benipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasraund (2.2 km), Aadharpur (3.1 km) and Magura (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Basuli today is likely to be higher.

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