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About Basauli Village

Basauli is a small village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 115 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Singhwara
Pincode 847103
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 115
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basauli compares

By the 2011 count Basauli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Basauli

Basauli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basauli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basauli from other places

Basauli lies about 9.2 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Shisho, about 9.3 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 Basauli
Tehsil headquarters Singhwara 8.3 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Shisho 9.3 km

Villages closest to Basauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basauli village had a population of 204. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Basauli village has 115 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basauli has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Basauli is 847103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basauli covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basauli falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basauli is Shisho, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Basauli.

Basauli is about 9.2 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basauli is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Singhwara is about 8.3 km away. Darbhanga is about 9.2 km away. Shisho is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banauli (under 2 km), Simri (5.1 km) and Singhwara (8.3 km).

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

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