About Baskotwa Village

Baskotwa is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 144 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares.

Baskotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskotwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Area (hectares)	347 hectares
Population	284
Male Population	144
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Baskotwa compares

By the 2011 count Baskotwa is the 139th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Baskotwa

Baskotwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baskotwa 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Barahuria, Bargawan, Barkail and Barua. 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 Baskotwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskotwa village had a population of 284. That makes it the 139th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Baskotwa village has 144 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskotwa has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Baskotwa covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baskotwa falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Baskotwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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 Baskotwa.

Baskotwa is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya 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.