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About Basari Village

Basari is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,128, made up of 1,611 males and 1,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares.

Basari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 372 hectares
Population 3,128
Male Population 1,611
Female Population 1,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Basari compares

By the 2011 count Basari is the 10th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Basari

Basari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basari 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 Basari from other places

Basari lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 9.9 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 Basari
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Bandhua 9.9 km
District headquarters Gaya 14 km

Villages closest to Basari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Basari

As per the Census of India 2011, Basari village had a population of 3,128. That makes it the 10th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Basari village has 1,611 males and 1,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basari has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Basari covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basari falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basari is Bandhua, about 9.9 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 Basari.

Basari is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basari is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 5.2 km away. Bandhua is about 9.9 km away. Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghogharia (under 2 km), Narkatiya (under 2 km) and Silaunja (1.7 km).

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

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