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About Basaunapur Village

Basaunapur is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 370 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basaunapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basaunapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841503
Area (hectares) 73.29 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 370
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basaunapur compares

By the 2011 count Basaunapur is the 146th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 73.29 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Basaunapur

Basaunapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basaunapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Basaunapur from other places

Basaunapur lies about 21 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jalalpur, about 4.6 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 Basaunapur
Nearest railway station Jalalpur 4.6 km
Nearest town Kataiya 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 21 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 21 km

Villages closest to Basaunapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basaunapur village had a population of 738. That makes it the 146th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Basaunapur village has 370 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basaunapur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Basaunapur is 841503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basaunapur covers 73.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basaunapur falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basaunapur is Jalalpur, about 4.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basaunapur.

Basaunapur is about 21 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basaunapur is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jalalpur is about 4.6 km away. Kataiya is about 18 km away. Kuchaikote is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankata (under 2 km), Ahirauli Dubauli (under 2 km) and Barnaiyan Rajaram (under 2 km).

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

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